MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa was in
the district on Sunday July 16, where he is said to have endorsed the
candidature of Boniface Mudzingwa for the Bikita East parliamentary seat at the
expense of one of the alliance principals and Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader,
Jacob Ngarivhume.
MDC Alliance Masvingo provincial chairperson, James Gumbi
confirmed the developments, saying Chamisa declared 'the preferred' candidate
during the visit.
"Yes it's true. The president was here yesterday
(Sunday) to find out the preferences of the people on the ground and he
declared Mudzingwa as candidate," said Gumbi.
Asked if everybody was OK with the decision given the
dissent from the TZ quarters, Gumbi said Chamisa's decision was final and
anybody who chose to go against it would pay the political price.
"They would be lucky to get even 50 votes if they
choose to go against the decision. It's all about what the voters want. In
Masvingo South, president Chamisa declared Justin Makota as the
candidate," said Gumbi.
TZ officials, however, dismissed claims that Chamisa had
declared Mudzingwa as candidate for Bikita East, claiming Ngarivhume was still
in the race.
"Our leader, Mr. Jacob Ngarivhume is still the
alliance's rightful parliamentary candidate for Bikita East and we are on the
ground campaigning for him. Chamisa did not endorse Mudzingwa," said TZ
youth provincial youth leader, Clayson Chimbidzikai.
He acknowledged, however, that all was not well for the
alliance in the constituency, saying the matter ought to be resolved urgently.
"There are serious disagreements there because of
people who do not want to accept an orderly way of doing things. There are also
similar problems in Masvingo South but we maintain Mr. Justin Makota is the
rightful MDC Alliance candidate there. Our president is currently in Bikita but
we expect him to travel to Harare for an audience with other principals,"
said Chimbidzikai.
In Masvingo South, Lovemore Matongo of MDC-T Chamisa
faction successfully filed to contest for the seat which had, from the very
beginning, been allocated to TZ which in turn fielded Makota as the candidate. Tell
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