Estranged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey has blasted former President Peter Mutharika and some party top officials for endorsing today’s demonstrations organized by Citizen against Impunity without her knowledge.
On Tuesday, the opposition DPP through administrative secretary Francis Mphepo endorsed the demonstration and some top official led by Blantyre City Soche East Councillor Leonard Chimbanga participated in the demonstration.
The party cited corruption, impunity and incompetence on part of the Lazarus Chakwera administration are some of the factors that moved it to endorse the protests.
But speaking in an interview with the press, Jeffrey wa Jeffrey wondered as to why the party bypassed her office.
“I cannot remember when my president [Peter Mutharika] invited us to a meeting at which we discussed the issue of endorsing the demonstrations. I am not even aware that I instructed the administrative secretary to release a statement on the matter.
“These anomalies must be avoided because I am the secretary general of the party and I cannot be bypassed and I think my president was also bypassed because I just came across the statement on social media,” Jeffrey said.
The party is yet to comment on the matter.
