His current deputy, Chief Mtshane Khumalo of Matabeleland
North province, is understood to be one of the frontrunners to succeed Chief
Charumbira who has served two terms.
The National Chiefs’ Council is meeting in Bulawayo ahead
of elections on Thursday, to elect a new Chiefs’ Council president and the
deputy who will automatically become Members of Parliament as Senators.
Thursday’s election will be the culmination of a process
that started last week with ZEC holding glitch-free elections to choose 36
chiefs into the National Chiefs’ Council in an exercise that officially
kick-started the 2023 harmonised elections.
Chief Charumbira, the outgoing council president, was
overwhelmingly voted back as one of the five Chiefs’ Council members from
Masvingo province after defeating Chief Neromwe (Mr Clemence Madzingo) of Zaka
by 27 votes to 7.
Chief Charumbira is also the president of the Pan African
Parliament.
Chief Khumalo hailed Chief Charumbira for his impeccable
leadership skills that saw him even getting the support of all African regions
to become PAP leader.
He described Chief Charumbira as a repository and sanctuary
of the country’s traditional leadership institution with his exemplary
leadership depicting the ethos of the past, present and the future.It emerged
also that the National Chiefs’ Council has unanimously resolved to deploy Chief
Charumbira to an “appropriate post” where the organisation would continue
tapping into his wisdom while he also continued to serve as PAP leader.
Chief Chundu (born Abel Mbasera) of Mashonaland West said
they still required Chief Charumbira’s wisdom to improve the traditional
leadership institution in Zimbabwe.
“There are still many issues that we feel Chief
Charumbira’s expertise and leadership will be required as we continue to
strengthen the traditional leadership institution.
“We are traditional leaders and we own the soil and we
always agree on one position for the good of our institution and the people
that we lead so we indeed still need Chief Charumbira’s guidance and
services,’’ said Chief Chundu.
Chief Siansali born Mr Nkatazo Siatabwa of Matabeleland
North who said: “Chief Charumbira is behind the growth and transformation of
the traditional leadership institution to where it is today and he has vast
experience nationally and internationally and we feel it is not prudent to just
relegate him to the periphery without tapping from his experience and
direction.’’ Herald
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