MDC-T party secretary general, Mr Douglas Mwonzora
yesterday said the party was pursuing legal action against the MDC-Alliance for
continuing to occupy the party offices and properties national wide.
Mr Mwonzora’s comments follow clashes between MDC-T and
MDC-A youths over the control of the party offices in Kwekwe at the weekend.
There has been disputes over property following a Supreme
Court ruling which ordered the MDC-T, the main component in the formation of
the MDC-A, to revert to its 2014 structures, which thus made Dr Thokozani Khupe
the interim leader and Mr Mwonzora the secretary general.
The basis of the dispute is the status of the MDC-A, which
now asserts it is a political party incorporating the formations that joined
together to fight the 2018 elections. The MDC-T asserts, backed by a High Court
ruling, that the MDC-A was a simple electoral pact and that the constituent
parties remain. With the earlier Supreme Court ruling this makes the MDC-T
under Dr Khupe the legal holder of the party property.
In an interview, Mr Mwonzora said blamed MDC-A youths for
triggering the clashes.
“As you know we are preparing for our congress in line with
the Supreme Court ruling and at the weekend, we were in the Midlands province,”
he said.
“We intended to hold a meeting at our party offices in
Kwekwe when some hooligans came and disrupted it. We tried to reason with them
but they were violent and we could not conduct our meeting.”
Mr Mwonzora said the MDC-T were the legitimate owner of the
party’s offices and properties across the country and was now going to take
legal action to claim the offices.
“When we came to the Midlands, we did not intend to take
over the offices but we just wanted to use them for our meeting but there are
some who are still in denial as to who owns that office. We are now working on
taking away our properties from these hooligans,” he said.
“We are definitely going take over and occupy our offices
and properties it’s only a matter of time.”
Contacted for a comment, MDC Alliance national organising
secretary, Mr Amos Chibaya said they will resist the takeover of the offices.
He said what happened at Harvest house will not be repeated
elsewhere but would not elaborate on what action the MDC-A would take.
“I want to assure you that we are much prepared and what
happened at Harvest house when (Mr) Mwonzora and company moved into our offices
will not happen again. We will be there waiting for them let them dare take any
of the party’s offices and you will see what will happen,” said Mr Chibaya.
Herald
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