Touch not Maboke, says Mwonzora

Upenyu Chaota

Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke
should be allowed to do his job without any disturbances and any move to
suspend him is null and void, Douglas Mwonzora has said.

Mwonzora has wasted no time to
assert his authority since the Supreme Court judgement took the biggest
opposition movement back to its 2014 structures at least on paper.

The Supreme Court faulted the
late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai for appointing two additional deputies;
Elias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa in 2016 saying the decision was
unconstitutional.

The court also ruled that Chamisa’s subsequent rise to the
position of MDC-T after the death of Tsvangirai in 2018 was unconstitutional
therefore invalid.

With Mwonzora supposedly now
running the party affairs, he has moved to reverse all decisions made by Nelson
Chamisa who has been declared an illegitimate leader of the MDC-T.

Chamisa had picked a fight with
mayor Maboke over his controversial ascendency to the position which was
against the party’s directive.

Chamisa had on numerous occasions
and platforms called on Maboke to resign or be recalled but Mwonzora this week
told TellZim News that Maboke remains the legitimate mayor of Masvingo.

“The issue of who is legitimate
and illegitimate has been addressed. 
Maboke is our legitimate mayor and he should be allowed to execute his
duties without any disturbances.

“Chamisa has no power to recall
or fire anyone because he is illegitimate. I am the secretary general and no
one will challenge the case of mayor Maboke. We have written to the Local Government
minister telling him that our mayors in Victoria Falls, Chegutu and Masvingo
should not be disturbed,” said Mwonzora.