President Mutharika got it right

African leaders have at an AU summit elected a new chairman without any incident. Prophets of doom had predicted that the continental body will be dragged into the mud as the out-going AU chairman Muammar Gaddafi of Libya was supposedly going to refuse to step down when his term ended. Whatever the source of these negative predictions were, we cannot be bothered. The good thing is that African leaders have shown the maturity that we all expect from them and they have ensured a peaceful transformation. Gaddafi himself has not shown any inkling or willingness to cling to power of the AU leadership.

Because of the rotation system, the AU leadership is now in the hands of Southern Africa president. As a representative of the region, we want Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika to succeed in his position. His success will not only be Southern Africa's but will be for the advancement of Africa.