Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate
Martin Dinha was yesterday advised to withdraw his candidature for
Mazowe North constituency where he lost to Cde Campion Mugweni in the
primaries or risk being expelled from the party and losing his job.
Adv Dinha successfully filed his nomination papers last Thursday as a
Zanu-PF candidate for Mazowe North, a move that was described as a
“last-minute decision to save the party”, amidst rumours that Cde
Mugweni’s “skeletons” were about to be exposed.
This meant that the constituency has two candidates under Zanu-PF – Adv Dinha and Cde Mugweni.
Speaking at a provincial coordinating committee meeting in Bindura
yesterday, Politburo member and principal of the Herbert Chitepo School
of Ideology Cde Munyaradzi Machacha said the party had agreed that Adv
Dinha withdraws as Zanu-PF candidate for Mazowe North.
Monday 18 June 2018
WITHDRAW OR BE SACKED : ZANU PF TELLS MINISTER
Provincial chairperson Cde Kazembe Kazembe said Adv Dinha
was called at the last minute at the nomination court as a precautionary
measure. “Something was about to happen and there was danger of certain
allegations about Mugweni that were about to be raised,” said Cde Kazembe. “We
didn’t know what information was available and we risked having no candidate
for that constituency.
“To safeguard the party, Adv Dinha had to file his papers
in preparation of the unexpected. The grace period of four days after the
nomination court has come to an end and this meeting has resolved that Adv
Dinha must withdraw as a candidate and stop campaigning.”
Cde Machacha told the meeting that although Mashonaland
Central province was the best in garnering votes for Zanu-PF, it was now ranked
number two due to voter apathy.
“From surveys conducted, Mash Central has dropped from its
top position to number two province in the country due to voter apathy in
places like Mbire, Mt Darwin and Guruve,” he said.
“In 2013, this province was number one. In the next one and
half months you must fight voter apathy by showing love. Stop labelling each
other and follow those who are no longer coming to the party, encourage them to
come to the party.
“Some, like Christopher Chitindi. were discouraged by the
primary elections. Talk to him and encourage him.
“Put more effort on unity, those placing you at number two
are the ones staying at home. The good part is that Mash Central is
pro-Zanu-PF.”
Cde Machacha said the commissariat agreed that there was
need to improve the distribution of senatorial positions which was leaving some
party members disgruntled.
“Senatorial positions are distributed through ranking,
leading to a situation where some candidates hail from the same district,” he
said.
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