By Chisomo Phiri
The People’s Development Party (PDP) president, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has urged individuals who failed to secure positions in the United Transformation Movement (UTM) National Governing Council (NGC) during the recent party’s convention not to abandon the party.
UTM held its elective convention on November 17 this year in Mzuzu.
Speaking at a press briefing at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Nankhumwa,said UTM members must unite and support the current leadership, emphasizing that working together will strengthen the party.
The PDP president also congratulated Dalitso Kabambe, who was elected UTM president after defeating former Secretary General Patricia Kaliati, Director of Economic Planning Newton Kambala, and businessman Matthews Mtumbuka.
Nankhumwa further reiterated that, in line with their party’s policies, the PDP will not rush into alliances with any political party ahead of next year’s general elections.
During the UTM convention, prominent figures, including the party’s patron Noel Masangwi, Kaliati and Kambala, failed to secure seats in the NGC.
