EFFORTS by expelled former zanu-pf youth leader Kudzai
Chipanga to be readmitted into the party suffered a blow on Sunday after the
Manicaland provincial executive committee (PEC) threw out his appeal saying he
should go through the national executive.
Chipanga, who was expelled with several other members
aligned to the G40 cabal, had sought his readmission saying he had repented and
needed another chance.
The PEC, in a special meeting held in Mutare, threw out his
appeal saying the decision to expel him was made at national level, rendering
them unable to handle it at provincial
level.
Zanu-PF provincial secretary for administration Cde Kenneth
Saruchera confirmed convening the meeting on Sunday saying: “We convened a
special PEC meeting where we discussed disciplinary issues pertaining to some
party members. We discussed readmission appeals from some party members like
Kudzi Chipanga, Sheilla Mutsenhi and Talent Kadzima.
“As you are aware, these people left the party for
different reasons with Chipanga having been dismissed from the party by the
higher office at Congress. Mutsenhi also left the party during the Gamatox era
while Kadzima chose to stand as an independent during the harmonised
elections.”
Cde Saruchera said they could not act on Chipanga’s appeal
as provincial executive members and referred his case to the national
executive.
“The decision to dismiss Chipanga from the party was made
at the highest level of the party and as a province we realised that we could
not handle it. We recommended that his matter be dealt with at national level.
Since he was dismissed at the party’s Congress, the decision to accept or not
to accept him back should be handled at the top,” he said.
Cde Saruchera, however, said in the case of Kadzima, who
decided to stand as an independent candidate after losing to Cde Supa
Mandiwanzira during the primary elections in Nyanga South constituency, the
zanu-pf provincial executive committee had noted that it was too early to
readmit her considering the time she left.
He said they were yet to ascertain her commitment to the
ruling party. Herald
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