Bright Msaka faces Yunus Mussa at DPP indaba
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Zomba Central aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) Yunus Mussa has disclosed that he will challenge Minister of Education, Bright Msaka, on the position of vice-president for the Eastern Region during the party’s elective convention.
Msaka was appointed vice for the region after Mussa lost his seat during the May 2014 Tripartite Elections.
In an interview Wednesday, Mussa, who was once the vice for the region, claimed that people from the region have been asking him to contest on the position.
“I have met people in the region— these are delegates who are eligible to vote— and, soon, I will be conducting rallies. If you may recall, I was once vice-president for the Eastern Region and, so, many people from the region have been asking me to contest [for the position]. If there is good will, I cannot refuse. May the best candidate win,” he said.
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, said, from the look of things, the convention will be competitive.
“The enthusiasm of people who are collecting forms is overwhelming; a lot of people are coming to collect forms to contest in various positions. I can assure you we are going to have a competitive convention. On the issue of funding; you see, a political party is like a club of volunteers, a lot of people are coming to donate. I will be able to give you a list of the funders if need be as the convention [day] approaches,” he said.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development , Kondwani Nankhumwa, has come in the open to challenge former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda, for the vice-presidency of the Southern Region.
While in the Central Region, Uladi Mussa is set to challenge incumbent vice-president Hetherwick Ntaba. It is unclear as to who will contest for the position of vice-president in the Northern Region.
According to posters making rounds on the social media, some of the notable people who are contesting for positions during the convention include President Peter Mutharika’s former personal assistant Ben Phiri, who is vying for national director of elections.
Secretary general Grezeldar Jeffrey is competing with Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu.
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