Perpetua Murungweni
After a number of disgruntled Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) members dumped the political outfit and went on to contest as independent candidates, Masvingo ward 1 Councilor Alderman Selina Maridza has vowed to support the party’s favorite and fellow woman Sabina Chikwangwani.
Speaking to TellZim News at the nomination court Maridza said she was vying for a third term in council but failed to make it so the only option was to support the party through the nominee and is happy that she is also a woman.
“I was nominated for councillor but unfortunately I did not qualify, I am going to support the nominated candidate. I am not bitter or sad because I did not qualify I do understand that during my time there were many people who wanted the same post but lost it to me,”
“I am going to support and work with the nominated candidate for the greater good of the party CCC,” said Maridza.
Maridza served as Masvingo urban ward 1 Councilor for two terms, first from 2008 to 2013 and was elected deputy mayor before losing to Garcia Mundondo in 2013.
She had a comeback for the second term in 2018 and took what once hers was serving her second term as the only female Councilor at the Town House.
Six candidates are vying for Masvingo Urban ward 1 namely Nabioth Magwizi of Zanu PF Chikwangwani representing CCC, Edmond Maruta who was under CCC and then filed as an independent after he lost, Vengai Hove of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Justen Paradza of Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ), and Regis Matafini who is representing Zvido Zvevanhu People’s Party(ZZPP).
