PP Contemplating Coalition With MCP: Claims To Have Solutions For Malawi Economic, Governance Problems

Uladi Mussa; no problem working with MCP

Leader of Peoples Party (PP) Uladi Mussa says his party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) poses much needed expertise to rebound current state of economy and good governance lacking in current administration.

Mussa who stood to speak on behalf of his party in the National Assembly challenged that given chance to rule PP and MCP can turn round the current problems in a month or three. 

However, inclusion of MCP in his speech was surprising as this did not contain in his written speech. 

If that was not enough, Mussa for several times also sounded that PP is planning to join forces with MCP come 2019 elections when he ended PP response to President Peter Mutharika’s State of the National Address with declaration that PP and MCP will make good government come 2019.

Asked to elaborate more on expertise he referred to in his speech Mussa said PP and MCP are the only political parties that have experienced people when it comes to governing this country.

“Definitely, both parties are full of experienced people!” he said

“The problem we are facing now is because of lack of expertise and experience. When Bingu came in, he hired ministers of Muluzi and new ones. And when Joyce Banda came to power, he also did the same by hiring Bingu Wa Mutharika Ministers and new ones. But this one (Peter Mutharika) has just taken new ones from their party.” He explained 

On his pronouncement which sounds PP and MCP are working together readiness for the 2019 General Elections, Mussa said “I don’t see any reason or harm that PP and MCP working together. And more over Malawi is a small country and I don’t see any necessity of having over 50 parties working in this country so we need to work together, we need to amalgamate and map way forward for the country.”

"Actually you journalists must encourage party coalitions" he added

Among others, Uladi also warned during his speech that his party is ready to take to court Government over the alleged plans to introduce fees in primary schools.

“We have heard that Government intends to introduce fees in the primary school up to K5000 per pupil which is very, very exorbitant and parents in villages cannot afford that. Peoples Party is wondering why this government is going against the Constitution of Malawi [Section 13 (f)] and introducing primary school fees. If this DPP Government continues with primary school fees, PP is ready to challenge that in court because it is against Constitution which guarantees free primary education”

He added that their lawyer Ralph Mhone and others are ready to to take the matter to court.