By Chisomo Phiri
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the 83-year-old party’s President Peter Mutharika is not disqualified from contesting for re-election under the DPP constitution.
This follows arguments by DPP Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa, in a court challenging, that the endorsement of Mutharika at National Governing Council (NGC) meeting held recently in Mangochi were a sham, as they were being made for someone who already served two terms.
But in a statement signed by the spokesperson Shadric Namalomba, the party insists Nankhumwa’s claims saying Mutharika is still eligible for re-election in the party.
“According to the DPP constitution, Mutharika is still eligible for re-election in the party no matter how long he has served in the party,”says Namalomba.
Currently, it is not known whether the party will comply with a court order pronounced on Friday last week, which ordered the DPP to hold an elective conference and a properly constituted NGC meeting within 90 days.
The order by High Court Judge Simeon Mdeza also directed that all candidates who are eligible under the party’s constitution must contest for positions at the convention.
Since the DPP was shoveled out of government in 2020, there has been power scramble by leaders within the party.
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