Zanu-PF acting spokesperson Cde Patrick Chinamasa told
Sunday News last night that in some provinces voting did not start as vehicles
ferrying voting material got stuck while in some areas heavy rains disrupted
the voting process.
Cde Chinamasa said voting will continue today in areas
where they either failed to start or the polls were disrupted.
“We had our DCC elections today countrywide. Politburo
members and other senior party officials were deployed to various provinces to
superintend the voting processes there. They are the supervisory teams and will
oversee the elections in consultation with their election commissioners. Our
biggest challenge were the heavy rains. The rains disrupted voting processes in
most provinces. In Midlands where I am the vehicles carrying voting materials
got stuck,” he said.
“Some of the areas were not accessible. In other provinces
we had the same problems where heavy rains disrupted the elections. However, in
some of our administrative districts, voting went well. In areas where voting
was disturbed, we will carry on tomorrow (today). Considering these
circumstances, we expect all the results to be in on Tuesday nationally. We are
determined to complete the voting process.”
Cde Chinamasa said the voting process was peaceful
throughout the country and there were no reports of disturbances related to
violence.
“We did not receive any reports of violence throughout the
country on the first day of voting,” he said.
A total of 1 248 polling stations in the eight administrative provinces
were set.
The national elections command centre is located at the
party headquarters in Harare presided over by the National Chairperson Cde
Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, National Secretary for Security Cde Lovemore Matuke
and the National Political Commissar, Cde Victor Matemadanda.
Earlier while addressing a Press conference in Gweru, Cde
Chinamasa said in Midlands voting had not started by 3pm yesterday.
He said the party was using the 2017/18 voters roll to run
the elections adding that a total of 120 members per district were eligible to
vote.
“The 120 voters were drawn from the Youth, Women and Men’s
wings and are being held under the Covid-19 rules and regulations. We are
observing social distancing, recommending good hygiene and wearing of face
masks,” he said.
Cde Chinamasa said there were over 20 posts which were up
for grabs in each of the eight administrative districts making the Midlands
Province.
He said the party suspended the elections for the position
of Secretary of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle as the party was still
in the process of coming up with such a structure at district level.
Cde Chinamasa also said all positions were being voted for
except Secretary for Youth and Secretary for Women Affairs.
“Also there is no voting for Secretary for Veterans of the
armed struggle. We need to come up with the structures first and do vetting for
war veterans, ex -political detainees, non- combatants cadres and war
collaborators. After that we will come up with a register of the ex-political
detainees.
“So, we have eight administrative districts in the Midlands
Province with up to 20 posts being contested,” said Cde Chinamasa.
Meanwhile, voting at most centres in Matabeleland South
started late in the afternoon after ballot papers got to some centres after 2pm
due to logistical issues.
There was a low voter turnout at most centres in Gwanda and
Beitbridge since it was drizzling for the better part of the day. In
Beitbridge, nine posts for the DCC were uncontested and there were 31 polling
stations.
Zanu-PF’s head of the supervisory team in Matabeleland
South, Dr Sithembiso Nyoni said voting will continue today. Sunday News
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