…as CCC reaches final stage of candidate selection
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI-Chiredzi Town Council Vice Chairperson, Ropafadzo Makumire is one leg in as he won the recently held Citizen Coalition for Change’s (CCC) Chiredzi Central Constituency’s Bereka Mwana primary election.
Makumire narrowly won the election with United Kingdom based businessman, John Manganye tailing closely behind in a tightly contested battle of the final phase of candidate selection.
Makumire, who won as an independent candidate for the local authority seat in 2018 and went on to be elected Vice Chairperson for Chiredzi Town Council and later joined the newly formed political outfit CCC and is now vying for a parliamentary seat.
Chiredzi Town Council’s Chairperson, Alderman Gibson Hwende, Ropafadzo Makumire and John Manganye were all nominated to represent the party in Chiredzi Central Constituency during the first phase of the selection process before Hwende was technically disqualified by the National Election Directorate over undisclosed circumstances.
Makumire seem to be the people’s favorite as is also alleged to have been successful in the third phase of the selection process in Chishamiso, Hippo Valley where aspiring candidates presented their election manifesto in the presence of party members by independent adjudicators before going into the last phase of the selection.
Makumire garnered 862 votes leading in four wards against Manganye’s 591 who was leading six wards.
If he is declared winner, Makumire will be face Zanu PF’s Francis Moyo who is also former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson who won the primaries against Chiredzi West incumbent Farai Musikavanhu
