By Linda Kwanjana
The embattled Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday held its NGC meeting amid protests from the DPP vice president from the south Kondwani Nankhumwa’s camp.
Some NGC members that we have talked to have told us that as usual Mutharika used threats to anyone trying to reason in a different way as they think.
Some of the senior members who protested include Nankhumwa himself, Secretary General Gerzeldar Wa Jeffrey, Director of Women Cecilia Chazama, Publicity Secretary Nicholas Dausi and many more senior members from Nankhumwa team.
During the indaba Mutharika as usual openly lambasted some members like Ken Msonda.
Msonda has been openly expressing himself criticising the leadership.
Mutharika asked Ken Msonda to leave the DPP and go back to People’s Party (PP).
Mutharika said Msonda has been rude and insulting to him despite the fact that Msonda joined the DPP from PP.
“I ask you Ken Msonda to go back to People’s Party where you came from. You were not here when we were fighting our battles,” said Mutharika.
He also asked people in the party to remain loyal to the party saying the DPP will get back into government soon.
The DPP leader also highlighted that it is ironic that Leader of Opposition and DPP presidential aspirant Kondwani Nankhumwa has been suing the party for 14 times in the past three years and it is the same party he wants to lead.
He, however, indicated that there is one leader at a time so people should respect that.