…As Musikavanhu gives Moyo a torrid time
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI-The battle to the 2023 harmonized elections seems to have gathered momentum in Zanu PF’s camp here in the Lowveld as former Chiredzi Town Council chairperson Francis Moyo’s alleged faction was heavily defeated by Chiredzi West legislator Farai Musikavanhu’s faction during the just ended Central Committee elections held last weekend.
The elections reminisced a rehearsal to the 2023 Zanu PF party primary elections where presumably similar faces would present themselves as candidates.
There were ululations of joy after the announcement of the Central Committee election results at Chiredzi Town Council Civic centre after the underestimated ‘Team Chitova’ grabbed all three seats leaving ‘Team Zvazara’ with nothing to take home.
The election was a litmus test for the two factions, one led by Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa while the other allegedly led by Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira came out victorious during the just ended elections.
The elections, which were presided over by Retired Colonel Mateta from Bikita saw Chiredzi West Member of Parliament Farai Musikavanhu emerged victorious against Chiredzi South Member of Parliament, Retired Brigadier General Kalisto Gwanetsa in the third group with 171 votes against 111.
In group 2, Chiredzi East Member of Parliament Denford Masiya was also white washed by the little known Petros Chivhinga who got 169 votes against Masiya’s 109 while another contender, Smart Klemo only got three plus his own vote to make them four.
The leading basket, group one was led by Chiredzi East’s Abraham Sithole, who won with a margin of 63 votes after recording 164 votes against Mamvura Tarisai who was trailing with 101 votes. Kingsley Kanda, a war veteran who migrated from Chiredzi East to Chiredzi West also recorded a single digit figure with seven votes plus his vote to make them eight.
The central committee results have left Mavhenyengwa faction in an uncertain state as sources say they are not certain of their political future in 2023, with Chiredzi North Member of Parliament Roy Bhila allegedly having sleepless nights as South African based businessman one Mubhoyi is allegedly threatening to wrestle the seat from him.
