Chilima forms committee to face Chakwera’s team on Alliance

United Transformation Movement (UTM) President Dr. Saulos Chilima has disclosed that he has formed a taskforce to go into negotiations with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on prospects of an alliance ahead of the fresh presidential polls as ordered by the constitutional court on February 3, 2020.

Chilima confirmed of the development in an exclusive interview with Brian Banda of Times Group on Wednesday night.

“Yes, MCP and UTM are talking for a possible Alliance. There is team exclusively working on that and the team will report back. We will make our positions and communicate to Malawians in few weeks’ time,” said Chilima.

Chilima said it’s up to the Party supporters to decide on whether he should be the torchbearer or a runningmate in the impending Alliance.

There have been calls from other quarters that Saulos Chilima should go into an alliance with the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) whom he competed against in the May 2019 polls. He later joined forces with the party in the election case that saw the nullification of the poll and an order of a fresh election.