Joint Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate, John Tembo, has revealed the reasons for his appeal to the High Court, disputing results of the May19 presidential elections, saying he was doing it for the sake of posterity.
This follows concerns from civil society organizations and political commentators that Tembo's stand was contrary to voters' wishes, as seen in their over-whelming votes for Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate, Bingu wa Mutharika.
Sentiments also echoed by religious leaders, who, through the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) have implored Tembo to withdraw his sentiments the polls were "massively rigged", as it went against the "spirit of Malawians".
But Tembo has hit back: "Let religious leaders concentrate on church issues and not politics. We are doing this (going to court) for the sake of our posterity. If we have lost because of questionable mistakes, we must ensure that such a thing doesn't happen again in future. That is our motivation," said Tembo.
Tembo also said he would be a happy man once the courts make their judgment over the conduct of the polls, which he said left "a lot to be desired".
"Our action does not mean we are against the President, or whoever. It simply means we do not access the verdict of a voting system that was not fair," said Tembo.
Tembo now faces opposition from his own party, with some members of the national executive committee asking him to resign, while others are saying it was too early because no postmortem of the May19 elections has been carried out by the party yet. Yet others have chosen to keep their cards close to their chest.
Tembo wields too much power in the MCP that whoever opposes him surely goes.
AEP/Richard Chirombo
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