Alliance for Democracy lawmaker, Enoch Chihana, has been appointed vice president (VP) of the Southern African Caucus (Sadc block) of the Pan-African Parliament.<\/p>\n
Chihana, who is embroiled in a fight with his rival Frank Mwenifumbo over leadership of the party, was elected as VP to lead the Pan-African Parliament, a continental parliament comprising five members each from all African Union member states.<\/p>\n
Delegates are presently meeting in South Africa for a meeting which will run until Friday.<\/p>\n
In elections that took place at the conference, Chihana was elected as vice president while Roger Nkodo Dung from Cameroon is the new president.<\/p>\n
Chihana\u2019s name was proposed by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of South Africa, Thandi Mondise, a proposal that was seconded by Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Chihana said he is very happy to be accorded such a challenging task and would ensure that he performs well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a huge responsibility. It is not easy to be elected from a small country like Malawi and it shows the confidence the people have in me and my country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Pan-African Parliament has 258 members from African countries. The office-bearers will hold their positions for three years.<\/p>\n
Chihana was sent to the conference by Malawi Parliament.<\/p>\n
Among other things, officials attending the conference are discussing the topic of African integration, as discussed by heads of State in Rwanda earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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