Malawi: Chaponda Refuses to Resign As Minister, Says 'Why Is Finance Minister Gondwe Not Mentioned' - Calls Malawi Maizegate a 'North-South Antagonism', Activist Are Northerners

13 February 2017

Embattled Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water development, George Chaponda on Monday came out fighting by scoffing at calls for his resignation after being faulted for his involvement with TransGlobe Limited in the maize purchase from Zambia, which the inquiry found it smacked corruption.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice Anastasia Msosa presented its report to President Peter Mutharika on Saturday at Kamuzu Palace. The report, among others, faults Chaponda's involvement in the deal, saying it was suspicious; hence he must be probed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

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