By Abel Ikiloni

Blantyre, August 4, Mana: Vice President Dr. Michael Usi on Sunday attended the induction of Rev. Robert Yanduya as the General Secretary for Zambezi Evangelical Church (ZEC) at Mitsidi in Blantyre.

The Vice President read the scriptures from the book of John 9:1-7.

In his remarks, Usi said people were supposed to be in a hurry when attending to religious matters, saying God deserves plenty of time because he is the creator of everything on earth.

"It is not humbleness if leaders are in church but rather God himself is the one who humbled himself by descending during the service,” he said.

He blamed some unpatriotic Malawians who do not love their country or the country's leadership by just criticizing everything yet they don't offer any solutions to challenges beseeching the nation.

"Let's love our President and our country," he encouraged. "Who sinned between Chakwera and Malawians? But Jesus answered in the bible clearly.

"If you are a Christian or a Moslem be like your identity because politics is about management," he said.

On his part, the newly appointed ZEC General Secretary, Rev. Yanduya, expressed happiness by accepting God's word and assured church members that he will be dedicated to his work in uplifting the gospel.

"I will work with the synod management so that together we should take many lives to God," Yanduya said.

ZEC Mitsidi Synod Chairperson, Rev. Robert Mambeya, commended the Vice President for accepting their invitation to the ceremony.

ZEC came to Malawi through an Australian, Rev. Joseph Booth in 1892.