Munesu Chigada
Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-The Joyce Mujuru led National People’s Party is set to hold its inaugural party convention where it shall endorse its current leadership according to the party’s spokesperson.
In a statement the party’s interim secretary-general, Gift Nyandoro has said the NPP convention will finally be be held on August 9 at the City Sports Centre in Harare after two failed attempts previously.
On two previous occasions, the party has been forced to postpone its convention dates due to divisive battles that has seen it splitting with some of its founding members.
Provincial fissures, especially in Bulawayo had threatened to destroy the party in its early stages after the exit of Rugare Gumbo and Didymus Muqtada who have since formed their own party.
“We are going to be holding the convention, which will be historic in that it will be the day when NPP will adopt its constitution signalling its legal birth, as it were.”
“We also expect resolutions that will map the direction for the party to be passed by the convention,” he said.
“The Bulawayo province issues have been resolved and everything is on course. We are pulling in the direction of the convention and everything is good to go,” Nyandoro said.
At the convention it is expected that Mujuru will e endorsed as substantive party leader, with Samuel Sipepa Nkomo and John Mvundura as her two deputies.
Dzikamai Mavhaire is expected to be endorsed as the party national chairperson, while Nyadoro will be confirmed as the secretary-general.
Nearly 5 000 delegates are expected to attend and come up with campaign strategies for next year’s general elections.
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