Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Peter Mutharika has told National Governing Council member Ken Msonda to desist from causing problems or to go back to ‘his’ People’s Party (PP).
Speaking at the NGC gathering in Mangochi, Mutharika accused Msonda of ‘stupidity’ by inciting and insulting him.
Msonda joined DPP from former President Joyce Banda’s PP after she lost the 2014 presidential election to Mutharika.
Together with Deputy Director of Political Affairs Fredrick Malata and Deputy Director of Operations Thomas Nyirongo, Msonda has dragged Mutharika to court for a declaration that he is not fit to continue as the party’s president and should therefore cease to perform any duties of the office of President.
“You have been very inciting and insulting me. Remember you are not a member of this party. You came from PP. You were not there when Joyce Banda was tear-gassing us,” said a visibly angry Mutharika, adding that Msonda has taken the party to court 14 times.
Msonda and the two others want a court declaration that Mutharika is not eligible to contest as a presidential candidate at the upcoming National Political Conference and that an interim President be appointed by the party central committee from among the members who have shown interest to contest as Presidential candidates for the party in the upcoming National Political Conference.”
