By Staff Reporter

Former recent past president of the United Democratic Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi risk expulsion from the party which his father found in the early 90s.

UDF has released a statement stopping young Muluzi from sponsoring hooligans in the name of Friends of Atupele.

In a statement jointly signed by UDF Publicity secretary Yusuf Mwawa and the Party Secretary General Kandi Padambo the party has blocked these hooligans from continuing with making sponsored proclamation in the name of UDF.

“We call upon all party leaders mermbers and supporters to always respect the party
constitution, structures and the party leadership at all times in order to preserve the legacy of our beloved party and to avoid disciplinary action which includes expulsion
from the party,” reads the statement.

The Statement further reads: “The party hierarchy has observed and noted with regret the use of the name of our
immediate past President Rt. Hon Atupele Muluzi and party structures and emblems
by an unapproved grouping calling itself Friends of Atupele Muluzi. Right Honourable is still a bonafide member of the United Democratic Front who has always encouraged compliance with the party constitution, rules and code of conduct.

“The Friends of Atupele Muluzi grouping is creating the impression that it is being supported by Rt. Hon Atupele Muluzi which we would like to believe cannot be true.”

According to the statement the party hugely distance itself from the Friends of Atupele Muluzi grouping as it is blatantly creating a perception of a paralel structure within the ranks and files of party membership.

According to the statement Unitied Democratic Front has unified structures under the leadership of Hon Lilian Patel who constitutionally took over from Rt Hon. Atupele Muluzi.

The party has made it clear that using the name of party members and structures to advance personal agendas, obstructive to the interests and effectiveness
of the party, is breaching the party consitution and a breach of party discpline.