By A Correspondent
Zimbabwe, Bulawayo. THE MDC renewal team’s national executive will be in Bulawayo on Saturday to strengthen its structures and campaign for more members in the province as fighting between the two opposition factions continues.
Spokesperson for the renewal team Jacob Mafume said that his faction had launched a ‘meet the structures’ programme, that will see its leaders visiting all the provinces.
“We launched our programme in Harare in a bid to strenghten our structures and discuss fundamental issues that are important for the party and the nation as a whole. We have already met our structures in Harare and this weekend we’ll be in Bulawayo before we visit other provinces as well,” said Mafume.
“The major issue to be discussed at these meetings is the socio-economic challenges that are affecting the country. I believe that our party is the ideal answer to all the couintry’s challenges and we promise a better future to the people of Zimbabwe.”
Mafume said his party, which he described as ‘strong’ was not worried about the threat of disturbances posed by Morgan Tsvangirai’s faction, saying only a few people belonged to his grouping.
He said the renewal team’s provincial and district structures countrywide were already strong and only needed to be consolidated.
Spokesperson for the Tsvangirai led faction Douglas Mwonzora, however said they were not worried about any programmes held by the renewal team that is led by Tendai Biti, adding that the faction had no meaningful agenda.
“We’re not worried at all. They have no agenda at all because they’re busy pre-occupying themselves by dnegrating our party president, Tsvangirai. They have nobody else to attack and we know they’re doomed,” said Mwonzora.
“They’re fighting the person who’s supposed to be their leader and that is all they can do.”
Secretary for policy and research in Bulawayo province, who’s aligned to the Tsvangirai’s faction Swithern Chirowodza, warned provincial members aligned to the faction against attending the renewal team’s meetings.
“According to policy, the people who joined the renewal team automatically expelled themselves from the party and they are no longer part of us. Bulawayo party members who will be seen attending these meetings will therefore be considered expelled from the MDC-T,” said Chirowodza.
The two factions are currently embroiled in a property wrangle, including control of Harvest House, the party’s headquarters.
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