Chazama delivering the speech at the convention on behalf of Peter Mutharika Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national director of women Cecilia Chazama has been chosen as chairperson for the National Governing Council (NGC) meeting which took place at Golden Peacock in Lilongwe. The former cabinet Minister, Chazama replaced the party’s leader and former Malawi President Professor Peter Mutharika who failed to show up at the gathering despite receiving an official invitation DPP secretary-general for the party, Grezelder Jeffrey told delegates that since the party’s president did not make it, the NGC members had the right to choose from among them, anyone to chair the meeting. Some of the notable faces at the NGC were DPP Vice President for the Southern Region Dr. Kondwani Nankhumwa, Nicholus Dausi, Joe Nyirongo, Themba Mkandawire, among others. According to Jeffrey, some NGC members attended the meeting via online; these members are Lewis Kamundi ( UK) Welani Chilenga (Dubai) Connex Mhura ( Egypt) and Clara Makungwa (USA). Chazama led the meeting till to the end despite threats by Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s Team . Mutharika’s team described the indaba illegal but it still went ahead. Post navigation DPP Madala Team suffers a major blow as SG team triumphs Chakwera hailed for giving Kasungu a new face