Khupe, Mwonzora In Peace Talks
By Edward Makuzva
HARARE,Zimbabwe.(News of the South)- MDCT Secretary General, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has dismissed mainstream and social media reports suggesting that there is infighting between the Acting President and the Secretary General.
Mwonzora added that these reports are just false and malicious which are calculated to
sow seeds of disharmony within the Party.
“There is absolutely no problem between
the Acting President Dr Khupe and the Secretary General Senator Douglas
Mwonzora.
“Further, there are reports suggesting that the recalls of Members of
Parliament and some councilors were a unilateral act on the party of the Secretary
General.
” Again, these reports are totally false. The hierarchy of authority within our party is very clear. We have the Acting President as our highest ranking executive clothed with full authority in terms of the constitution while the Secretary General’s duties are also well delineated.
“Our procedure before any person can be recalled from Parliament or Council again is very clear”,Sen Mwonzora explained.
Mwonzora said the wards, districts and provinces concerned make their
recommendations to national in writing and that leadership debates each
name and the reasons given.
He added if national leadership agrees with the recall it then instructs the Secretary General to effect the recall.
Senator Mwonzora Highlighted that the Secretary General does this
by notifying the appropriate authorities in writing with regarding the recent recalls on the Harare Mayor and the other councilors this recommendation came in writing from Harare Province.
Mwonzora said all the people who
were recalled were recalled on the basis that they had ceased to be members of the MDCT in terms of clause 5.10.a. of the constitution of the Party.
He said the false reports are calculated to simply de-brand certain leaders.
“It was fully debated in the Standing Committee on more than one occasion before a resolution was arrived at. At the end of the deliberations, the
Secretary General was instructed to effect the recalls which he proceeded to do in writing within the deadline provided”, Mwonzora added.
Meanwhile, as the MDC wars continue, the Mwonzora led faction has so far recalled 13 MPs and six more councillors including Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba, after the Supreme court conferred legitimacy to the opposition led party by Dr Thokozani Khupe.
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