Pressure mounts on Chimwendo to quit

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Calls for the resignation of Richard Chimwendo Banda, the secretary general of the Malawi Congress Party, have intensified. Party veterans and younger members have voiced growing dissatisfaction with his leadership. In a recent development, George Kaunda, who heads a group called Msundwe Freedom Fighters, publicly threatened Chimwendo Banda. The confrontation occurred during an MCP flag event where Chimwendo was absent. Critics accuse the secretary general of failing to address internal party concerns. The mounting pressure reflects broader tensions within the party’s ranks.

Fresh calls have emerged for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda to resign with party veterans and youths expressing growing discontent over his leadership. In the latest push, George Kaunda, who leads a grouping called Msundwe Freedom Fighters, on Sunday threatened Chimwendo Banda, who was not in attendance, during an MCP Flag … The post Pressure mounts on Chimwendo to quit appeared first on Nation Online .

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