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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was launched Sunday at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre after registering into a political party last month, with a message that “Malawi is not poor, but lacks sound leadership”.
Graced by representatives from Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Malawi Forum for Unity and Development (Mafunde), People’s Transformation (Petra) and the ruling UDF, NDA was launched on keystones of unity, peace, justice and prosperity.
MCP was represented by secretary general Bazuka Mhango and Director for political affairs Eston Kakhome, Mafunde interim chair George Nnesa represented his party, Petra was represented by its secretary general Pastor Chikhwaza and the ruling party was represented by Mwanza East MP Joe Manduwa.
Dismissed Blantyre Kabula MP Jan Sonke also attended the meeting.
Launching the party, NDA leader Brown Mpinganjira said his party will provide better leadership if given a chance to form next year’s government.
“God did not create other countries with the wealth and prosperity we see. People in those countries, guided by their leaders, worked very hard to achieve what they have achieved.
“In contrast, President Muluzi has reduced everyone into beggars and you should hear him boast about it,” said Mpinganjira, promising the NDA government will bring about social, economic and political change.
Speaking earlier, NDA national chair James Makhumula urged Mpinganjira to take after former South African President Nelson Mandela who maintained his friends of “50, 40, 30 years” when he assumed the reigns of power.
“Do not behave like Muluzi who has no respect for other people. That is why of the 12 people who set out with him in 1991 when we started the underground movement, only one person still remains in the UDF,” said Makhumula, without mentioning the person.
Manduwa said UDF will lose elections next year “because of President Muluzi’s maladministration”, saying the imposition of Bingu Mutharika, “a new comer”, has dealt the ruling party a severe blow.
Sonke called on all opposition parties to form what he called “a democratic front” to defeat the ruling party. He said he will join any party ready to fight Muluzi.
Nnesa and Kakhome said their parties were ready to join hands with other parties in the May, 2003 elections.
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