Chakwera given 7 days to call emergency convention as MCP petitioners threaten court
Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Malawi Congress Party, has received a seven-day ultimatum from a group of petitioners. They demand he call an emergency convention and suspend a disputed restructuring of the party. The group also wants the withdrawal of candidature fees for committee elections. Dennis Nanthumba, a former southern region chairperson, leads the petition. The group threatens to take the matter to court if these demands are not met.
Malwi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera faces a seven-day ultimatum to call an emergency convention, suspend the disputed party restructuring and withdraw candidature fees for committee elections, a group of petitioners has said. The petition, led by former MCP Southern Region chairperson Dennis Nanthumba, threatens court action if the party fails to act within […] The post Chakwera given 7 days to call emergency convention as MCP petitioners threaten court appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times .