GWERU lodges and hotels are fully booked ahead of the MDC
elective congress this week to decide the party’s leadership.
The City of Progress, as Gweru likes to call itself, will
host 6 200 MDC delegates from across the country, who have already elected
Nelson Chamisa as party leader — nominated unopposed — for the fifth MDC
congress.
The party will start by holding elections of the youth and
women’s assembly leadership tomorrow, before Chamisa officially opens
proceedings on Saturday.
Elections for the hotly-contested standing committee
positions will be held Sunday when congress closes.
“Friday afternoon, we are going to have national elections
for youth and women assemblies concurrently. On the same day, we are going to
have a national executive meeting,” part of the programme reads.
“On Saturday May 25, 2019, there shall be a congress
official opening at Ascot Stadium, where everyone is invited to bear witness on
this special, great event, then delegates will be divided into thematic
committees. At 2pm, the congress will receive feedback from the thematic
committees,” the programme further reads.
Party spokesperson Jacob Mafume confirmed they had snapped
up most of the guest rooms in the city.
“We have just ensured that most of our delegates have
accommodation as preparations are at an advanced stage. We are ready for our
congress,” he said.
Mafume confirmed the programme, saying the elections would
be conducted in the most transparent manner.
“Our elections are going to happen on Sunday. They will be
a display of how democracy manifests. The main event happens on Saturday, when
there will be the official opening of congress by the president,” he said.
The MDC will hold national executive meetings tomorrow to
look at proposed constitutional amendments, which will be discussed Saturday. Newsday
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