Political scientist Professor Mustapha Hussein has asked former President Peter Mutharika to guard against public pronouncements, which could bleed disunity and generate into chaos in the country.
Hussein was reacting to the remarks Mutharika made at a press conference he held in Mangochi on Sunday.
Mustapha Hussein: Mutharika must watch his language
The political analyst said the former President, being a lawyer himself, should be the first one to know that declaring a President illegitimate and illegal is wrong and that only the courts can do such declaration.
Hussein said: “This call could have not come from Former President Malawi Governments in Malawi come in and go through the ballot. Once the Malawi Electoral Commission has declared some as a winner, no one can challenge that. It’s only the Judiciary, which can declare and interpret something illegal.”