Rais wa Malawi apewa siku 60 ajiuzulu

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been asked to resign as part of the recommendations issued at a meeting organised to find solutions to the country’s economic and political challenges.

At the closing of the meeting Thursday in the commercial capital, Blantyre, delegates which included tje clergy, politicians , civil society activists, called for Mutharika to “resign in 60 days” given his poor governance and economic management record.

They said the Mutharika government has lost trust of Malawians citizens in the wake of deteriorating social economic situation in the country.

Mutharika: Must seek fresh mandateThe delegates offered the President an option to “all for a referendum in 90 days” to seek a fresh mandate from the people on whether his mandate should go beyond 2012 or not.

Reverend Maurice Munthali, a leading member of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) of religious leaders, which organized the conferencet, said delegates deliberated “

comprehensively” before coming up with “suggested solutions and recommendations.”

The meeting said if Mutharika will not step down, they propose a referendum on Mutharika’s failure to address the country’s problems.

The delegates argued that Malawians have every reason to call for a referendum as backed by the Constitution following loss of trust in government, citing Section 12 of the Constitution that accentuates the sovereign authority of the electorate.

In his presentation, law expert from University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, Dr Edge Kanyogolo, pointed out that “the constitution has limitations” in solving all challenges faced by the country.

He suggested that recall movement such as “ impeachment” is one of the opportunity in the constitution “to deal with excessive power.”

Mutharika’s administration is under pressure by the opposition, as well as civil society groups, to resolve what they call the “crippling economic crisis” the country faces.

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