By Chisomo Phiri
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) running mate Jane Ansah has dismissed concerns about her credibility stemming from the disputed 2019 elections.
Speaking at Mpamba Trading Centre in Nkhata Bay Monday, Ansah said the matter was already resolved and should not cast doubt on her role.
“There was no electoral mismanagement.Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has appointed me to assist him when he returns to government. The other issue is history.It was dealt with. Let us move forward,” she said.
Responding to how the DPP intends to finance its campaign promises, Ansah stressed that the country has enough resources to sustain its development agenda.
“We have money in this country, the problem is that it is mismanaged,” she said.
The DPP running mate further criticized president Lazarus Chakwera of failing to live up to his words by not resigning from his position despite failing to deliver on various promises.
“He said he would resign if he fails to deliver. The hunger facing the nation is a sign of failure. He has mentioned clyclones as excuses but there were clyclones too during the previous DPP administration,” she said.
Ansah was the country’s first female Attorney General(AG ) but is widely known for her role as the head of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC ) during the 2019 Tripartite Elections.
She resigned resigned from her role as MEC chairperson on May 21 2020, ahead of the court-sanctioned Fresh Presidential Election held on June 23 2020.
A five-judge panel of the High Court of Malawi sitting as a Constitutional Court nullified the 2019 Presidential Election results over irregularities following a petition by United Transformation Movement (UTM ) Party president late Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP ) president Lazarus Chakwera.
Both the nullification and call for fresh election were upheld by the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal.
In July 2020, Ansah left the country for the United Kingdom.
