Just two weeks after Vice President Saulos Chilima spent five days in the northern region inspecting projects and holding reforms meetings, President Lazarus Chakwera is heading there too on Friday and has lined up rallies along the way.
The move has sparked speculation on social media that Chakwera wants to ‘fufuta mapazi a Chilima’ meaning to down play the impact that Chilima’s visit had with a massive coverage on both traditional and social media.
The Vice President drove to Karonga twice in 48 hours for reforms and project inspection and was back again when Kyungu bridge was washed away, mobilising efforts to have the bridge fixed in 24 hours and it was done.
Chilima also recieved praise for his energy in executing a tight programme that would have taken one month for an ordinary politician.
“We expected this. The MCP camp is not happy. They think Chilima is getting popular and they have started arranging useless programmes for the President,” someone had this posted on social media.
A programme that is making rounds on social media indicate that President Chakwera will first stop at Lumbadzi then Mponela, Kasungu boma, Jenda and finally in Mzuzu. Meanwhile, Chilima is in the southern region where he is being heavily followed by DPP supporters as well.
musamanamize anthu. dpp supporter wake uti?? anthu ankhanza inu. chilima koma ku north kwanuko anthu ovuta ozikonda. timadziwa mapulani anu. mukufuna mudzapange monopolize everything. zinamani zina. you think we have forgotten how you harrassed and tortured us and the way you are victimizing apm. mumnya a utm ndi bwana wanu wolephera kukonza economy yo and the imposer of tough civil service measures. musiyeni apitilize kuyendera maproject a ddp wo. the economy is crumbling under his watch as the economic minister. you want to bulldose for the distant third popular person to lead by default. chineke!!!
Mwayambapo mabodza. Who told you that the President is going to counteract what Chilima was doing in the North. Take Tonse alliance as a tool to development and not a ladder to presidency. Avoid bringing confusion but rather think of what you can offer to the Nation rather than what you want to benefit.
Different views!