By Vincent Gunde
United Democratic Front’s (UDF) members have expressed their deepest shock and dismay over a decision reached by their National Executive Committee (NEC) members to invite MCP as visitors at the party’s Elective conference on 3rd October, 2024.
The members have claimed that the UDF has a good history of championing democracy in Malawi ousting the party of darkness out of government in 1994 and the same darkness has fallen on the faces of UDF NEC members to invite darkness to its convention.
Many of the UDF supporters are suspecting that the decision to invite the MCP to the UDF convention was influenced by the party’s President Lilian Patel arguing that Atupele Muluzi is outside of the country in Dubai.
Showing anger in various social media platforms, some UTM members have warned the party’s NEC to rescind the decision for the MCP not to attend UDF Convention saying if the party insists on their earlier invitation to the MCP, they risk to be stoned.
The members have vowed never and ever shall the UDF be a partner of the MCP observing that the MCP is not a reformed party besides having the new leadership of President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera saying its activities are always done in darkness.
They have asked the UDF NEC to return the money they have pocketed from the MCP or eat the money in silence and this should be in a no way be a trap to the UDF supporters to follow the decision reached by its NEC to invite MCP as their invited guests.
“Malawians voted the MCP out of government for committing various atrocities including throwing those speaking against it into the Shire River as crocodile meat, today, we don’t want to be crocodile meat to them,” said one in a vocal voice.
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, political activist Bon Kalindo, has called on the UDF leadership to think twice on the decision reached for the party and Dr. Bakili Muluzi-the Founder of the UDF to be respected.
Kalindo has asked UDF diehards to put their house to order claiming that MCP money is exchanging hands at the time that Malawians are in pain and suffering under the MCP and President Chakwera reminding Malawians of Atupele Muluzi’s words that President Chakwera has no experience in government.
He has again invited Malawians who wants to receive free money to join the MCP claiming that 9 DPP MPs are on their way to join the MCP, activists and musicians have been attracted in a quest to silence all for a one-party state and dictatorship.