VICE-PRESIDENT
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies in the Zanu PF Masvingo provincial executive
reportedly booted out four executives believed to be sympathetic to the G40
faction, as factionalism continues to rock the province.
The axed members — who include deputy provincial secretary
for gender Mutero Masanganise, who lost to Ezra Chadzamira for the provincial
chairmanship early this year, Gutu North MP, Ticharwa Madondo, a Muzoroza, who
is the Chivi South
constituency co-ordinator, and a Mazorodze, who is the
provincial deputy commissar — were accused of absconding provincial executive
meetings, among other allegations.
Provincial vice-chairperson, Amasa Nenjana was reassigned
to the lesser influential position of secretary for security to pave way for
Ailess Baloyi, a suspected Mnangagwa loyalist.
Baloyi, prior to his elevation to the second most powerful
position in the province, was secretary for administration, a position which
was given to Brian Munyoro, also a Mnangagwa loyalist, who leapfrogged from the
youth wing, where he served as commissar to become the third most powerful man
in the province.
Munyoro was among Zanu PF youths who chased away provincial
commissar Jeppy Jaboon and other members linked to G40 at the late heroine,
Shuvai Mahofa’s funeral wake last month, accusing them of bringing poison to
finish off Team Lacoste members.
The restructuring was done at a provincial executive
meeting held on Sunday at a primary school and chaired by Chadzamira.
Chadzamira was not answering his phone yesterday, but
Nenjana, who was the acting chairperson for Masvingo until early this year, confirmed
his reassignment.
“I asked Chadzamira why they were reassigning me. He failed
to provide an answer,” he said.
Nenjana described the meeting as factional, claiming he was
being victimised for refusing to support Team Lacoste, when he was approached
by Chadzamira in 2015 before a provincial inter-conference meeting.
Masanganise said he was not aware of the development, as he
was not invited to the meeting.
President Robert Mugabe early this month, while addressing
party supporters in Bindura, described Masvingo as a problematic province that
needed reorganisation.
The Sunday meeting was not the first they have reshuffled
the provincial executive.
The first attempt to relegate Jaboon to secretary for the
welfare of the disabled in 2016 was reversed by the party leadership. Newsday
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