JB dates opposition leaders today
Malawi President Joyce Banda is today (Thursday) expected to meet leaders of the country’s opposition political parties at the Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe. The meeting, according to government, is aimed at briefing them on a number of issues of national importance. No further details were provided.The President, through Leader of the House Henry Phoya, invited the leaders of the opposition political parties to the meeting scheduled to start at 1.30 pm.
The invitation letter, which The Nation has seen, is dated July 1 2013.
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo and United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi confirmed in separate interviews receipt of the invitation. The two also confirmed their attendance.
Tembo said he had another meeting in Dedza, but he cancelled it in favour of the meeting with the President.
The letter advised each opposition leader to go with one senior member of their parties.
Reads part of the letter: “The purpose of the meeting is to afford Her Excellency the State President an opportunity to brief leaders of political parties in the country on a number of issues of national importance.”
This is the second meeting by the President with leaders of the opposition, having met them also over the Malawi-Tanzania border issue.
Her Excellency is meeting leaders of all political parties and not only opposition parties.
Choka Galu iwe Steve Nhlane. Usamalankhule mbuzi ngati iwe ya mano pansi.Siuja umalemba timakolamu toyansa tako munation kumanena atsogoleri ena.Lero uli zii za corruption, poverty,food insecurity, national security, unemployment, lack financial discipline.Lero ndiye ukhale ngati munthu.MATHANYULA IWE!!!!!
This is a very powerful good move, the other leaders should not cheat people that when they get voted into power is when they can do something for Malawians, we need their inputs now, we need them to brainstorm, find collective solutions to the country’s problems, not the blame games we have been having all along. Her, the president should open up, ask for their inputs, that is the Key!!
All are hypothetical