As party feels heat from CCC
Brighton Chiseva
MASVINGO – Newly elected Masvingo Provincial Chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa recently told the Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) that he had been instructed not to lose by-elections saying losing would be considered a criminal and punishable offence in the party.
Mavhenyengwa said they had been summoned in Harare where the acting national political commissar Patrick Chinamasa instructed them not to lose the elections or face punishment.
“We have decided to meet and discuss as an organised party because it is our mandate to win all the seats. We were told when we went to Harare by the acting Political Commissar Cde Chinamasa that losing was not an option but a criminal offence that was punishable. So out of the nine local authority seats with four urban wards, we have to win all of them,” said Mavenyengwa.
Mavhenyengwa had earlier told TellZim News that they were going to win all the province’s by-elections including four urban wards that they have been losing from the then MDC-Alliance party.
“We are going to win all the by-elections in the province, even those in Masvingo urban. We have experienced personnel that if we employ their tactics, we will not lose.
“If we combine the knowledge and experience that our former Chairperson Ezra Chadzamira has, combined with what I have, we will not lose,” he said.
Mavhenyengwa said this time around they have no uncontested seat saying the new party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Chamisa fielded candidates in all the vacant seats.
“This time we were contested in all vacant wards and constituencies especially from this newly formed small party led by Chamisa. They have candidates in all seats and wards, but our duty is to win them all,” he said.
He went on to say they have decided to go on with the candidates who won in the primary elections held under the old leadership saying he was part of it and all was done in order.
He preached unity saying he and Chadzamira have already buried the hatchet and were working together, saying those still labelling people with baskets were wrong.
The new chairperson said they were going to do a restructuring exercise which is meant to address anomalies that were done during the cell restructuring last year.
“We noted a lot of anomalies in the cells and are going to do a restructuring exercise. When we go there, we will not be on a witch hunt as many people may think. There is no Mavhenyengwa or Chadzamira people. All the people belong to Zanu PF and President Mnangagwa. We had a meeting with Chadzamira recently to show that we are united,” he said.
