SHARP divisions rocked the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance
yesterday ahead of the presentation of Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's mid-term
fiscal review statement, with some party executives threatening to boycott the
event should President Emmerson Mnangagwa show up.
Party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere and secretary-general
Chalton Hwende gave conflicting signals on how they would react with the latter
saying MDC Alliance MPs should continue boycotting events attended by Mnangagwa
as they did not recognise his presidency.
"The MDC Alliance congress and national council
resolutions on the illegitimacy of Mnangagwa remain unchanged and as such
continue to guide the conduct of all party organs including our Parliament
caucus," Hwende said.
Mahere, on the other hand, insisted that party MPs would
benefit by attending the event to quiz Ncube over the deteriorating situation
in the country.
"In light of the deteriorating economic situation, the
current public health emergency and the growing bad governance crisis, the MDC Alliance
has taken the decision to attend the midterm fiscal review statement and
supplementary budget to be made by the Minister of Finance in Parliament,"
Mahere said in a statement.
Mnangagwa, however, did not attend the event, opting to
tour several companies in Hwange 607km southwest of Harare.
The MDC Alliance has consistently refused to recognise
Mnangagwa's presidency, accusing him of stealing the 2018 presidential vote
they claim was won by Chamisa.
Parliament recently docked MDC Alliance MPs' allowances
after they walked out on Mnangagwa last year. Standard
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