Muluzi calls for peace after Court ruling on Presidential polls case

Former President and founder of United Democratic Front (UDF) Dr. Bakili Muluzi has called upon Malawians to accept the constitutional court ruling on the disputed May 21 Presidential election case and maintain peace across the country.

The call comes barely few days to the much awaited ruling on the May 21 disputed Presidential election case scheduled to Monday, February 3, 2020.

In a statement released on Friday made available to Faceofmalawi reporter, Muluzi said Malawi is known for peace and it’s time to prove to the world.

“As you recall, I fought for multiparty democracy, respect for human rights and rule of law. We bear witness to our peaceful transition from a one party rule to multi-party democracy. We achieved this by dialogue and via the ballot box and not through anarchy.

“It is for this reason that I appeal for peace and calm during the aftermath of the judgment,” said Muluzi

He added: “I urge fellow Malawians who may be disappointed with the ruling to respect the rule of law and use civil means and dialogue to achieve their objectives.

“Let us learn from our history of how we fought for multi party democracy in 1994 by peaceful means and through dialogue. We need to invoke the same spirit now and tame our personal egos and speak one language of peace regardless of our political differences.”

Muluzi has since called upon political leaders to desist from making rash statements, which have the potential to ignite chaos in the country.