Zanu PF Matabeleland South Provincial Co-Coordinating
Committee (PCC) has drafted its final list of candidates for the 2018
harmonised elections after unanimously rejecting a document from the national
commissariat which had irregularities.
Vice President Kembo Mohadi commended the province for
drawing up an authentic list and urged members to intensify campaigns.
The Zanu PF Matabeleland South PCC met in Gwanda this
Monday for the announcement of the final list of candidates for the 2018 harmonised
elections.
Addressing the PCC members, Zanu PF provincial chairman Cde
Rabelani Choene distanced himself from the list produced by the national
commissariat saying it had a number of irregularities.
He said some losing candidates had been clandestinely
allocated posts in districts where they do not come from, while in some cases
losing candidates had been declared winners.
“Please note that I
have nothing to do with this list, this document came from the national
commissariat. If you have any concerns do not direct them at me but to Harare,”
said Cde Choene.
PCC members immediately rejected the document and drafted
the final list of winners for the national assembly, women’s quarter, senate
and provincial council candidates.
“Chairman, we will not accept anything that is not endorsed
by this PCC, let us come up with our final list that we will send to Harare. We
say no to imposition of candidates,” they said.
Speaking soon after emerging from a closed door meeting
with the provincial leadership, Vice President Mohadi commended the province
for ensuring transparency and fairness prevails, saying the focus should now be
on winning the elections.
He reminded party cadres that there was no winner or loser
in the intra-party polls, adding if there are any concerns by any individual
they should be raised after the elections.
“The PCC is the
authentic body so they have the right to come out with the finalist of their
candidates. Those who are grumbling, there is nothing to grumble about, we are
Zanu PF, we are not voting for individuals but the party. So your little
battles are over,” he said.
Some of the major changes that were made to the previous
list saw Cde Rabelani Choene becoming the Beitbridge senatorial candidate
instead of Cde Tambudzani Mohadi.
Cde Alma Mkwebu will no longer be the senate candidate for
Gwanda after Cde Rennie Kibi was declared the winner. zbc
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