Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has announced that all newly party National Governing Council (NGC) members will be oriented on their responsible positions.

Local Government Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa and parliamentarian Uladi Mussa have been elected as DPP vice presidents for the South and Central, respectively.

Former Minister of Agriculture who is also senior member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Hon. Dr George Chaponda says his decision to pull out of the Southern region vice presidency race is in the best interest of the party.

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has set August as a month to hold primaries to identify candidates for both parliamentary and local government for the 2019 tripartite elections.