By Dales Banda
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Allegations have surfaced that opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chief and former President Peter Munthalika and his private boardguard Norman Chisale have been bribing pastors from CCAP Blantyre Synod with substantial quantities of cash to endorse them for this yr’s polls.
The allegations come barely hours after CCAP Blantyre Synod pastors invaded Mutharika’s Page House within the lakeshore District of Mangochi on Friday.
According to the groping chief Reverend Maulana, Page House go to was meant to hope for Mutharika for grace.
Surprisingly, the boys of God endorsed Mutharika candidature for September 16 polls.
According to sources at Page House, Munthalika gave every pastor MK1 million, whereas Chisale gave every pastor MK500,000.
It can also be allegedly that agreements between Munthalika and the pastors together with a number of guarantees of appointments and advantages.
“Eight pastors are anticipated to be appointed as advisors to Munthalika if he wins, whereas 50 pastors can be appointed to varied boards and firms.
“Some pastors will also be appointed to diplomatic positions in foreign embassies or accompany Munthalika on international trips,” provides the supply.
The supply explains additional, “In return for these bribes, the pastors are anticipated to marketing campaign towards the present authorities and President Chakwera, endorse Munthalika in church gatherings and different CCAP boards, and remind Christians of the dying of Chilima.
“From today onwards, they will be speaking and preaching against Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), speaking ill of the current regime and reminding people of Chilima death”.
He disclosed additional, “The Blantyre SYNOD pastors are set for the war against MCP and Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera after receiving the money, and the promises made to the by the Munthalika and the DPP”.
There was no quick response from Mutharika’s publicist Shadreck Namalomba on the allegations.
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