President-elect Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted on a new
Cabinet of fresh faces appointed on the basis of capacity to deliver set
targets.
The President-elect is expected to appoint a new Cabinet
after his inauguration scheduled for Sunday.
The MDC-Alliance intends to scuttle the inauguration
through an application challenging the presidential election results.
The application has to be filed by end of day today. Should the alliance petition be filed today,
the inauguration will be guided by Section 93(3) of the Constitution which
speaks of the court having to determine whether the President-elect has been
elected correctly and if so, after the judgment has been passed, inauguration
has to happen within 48 hours.
The Constitutional Court can nullify the results in which
case there has to be a fresh election within 60 days.
The court’s decision on the matter is final. Addressing
Zanu-PF winning legislators at the party’s headquarters in Harare yesterday,
Cde Mnangagwa said some long-serving members of his Government would be
deployed to work full-time at party level.
He said the move will be aimed at strengthening the
revolutionary party.
“After everything else, we will appoint our new Cabinet,”
said Cde Mnangagwa.
“The last Cabinet that we have was the one which includes
most of us before we were expelled. There were some gaps after vana Jonso
vatiza and we replaced them. This time when we choose our Cabinet, we will look
closely on who occupies this position and that position. So Comrades, we have a
lot of work to do ahead despite the fact that you won or you lost.
“If you lost, work hard and if you won work hard as well to
retain your position. We shall plan amongst ourselves here (at the top table)
to see those who will work full-time at the party to ensure that our party
remains strong.”
Cde Mnangagwa said inauguration processes were going ahead
as planned for Sunday, but that could stop if the MDC-Alliance files its
petition today challenging the presidential results announced by the Zimbabwe
Electoral Commission (ZEC).
“At the moment, we are not moving forward because according
to the Constitution we should wait for seven days after declaration of the
results so that if there is anyone who wants to appeal against the results,
they do so,” President Mnangagwa said.
“The seven-day period lapses tomorrow and we are told the
MDC-Alliance wants to file their appeal tomorrow (today). The law says after
they filed their appeal, the courts should urgently hear the matter within 14
days. The courts may take one day or three days but that has to be within the
14 days. We had planned to have our inauguration on Sunday but we now have to
wait for court processes if the alliance files its appeal.
“But as of now, they have not yet filed but they still have
another day to do so. If they fail to do so tomorrow (today) we will go ahead
with our plans.”
Cde Mnangagwa said plans for Heroes Day celebrations on
Monday were progressing as scheduled. Herald
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