Veteran politician — Callistus Ndlovu who was booted out
from the provincial executive for undermining the authority of former first
lady Grace Mugabe in 2014 — has bounced back to assume his Bulawayo
chairmanship post following a recent shake-up in Zanu PF.
This follows the stunning sacking of Mugabe and his wife
from Zanu PF by the party’s Central Committee on November 19, in events which
eventually led to the 93-year-old’s resignation from being the country’s
leader.
Ndlovu was re-instated as Bulawayo’s chairman at a
Provincial Co-ordinating Committee (PCC) meeting held at the party’s Davies
Hall offices.
Makokoba Member of Parliament and former War Veterans
minister Tshinga Dube who was one of the senior party officials at the meeting
confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday.
“We had a PCC meeting which was chaired by Callistus
Ndlovu, he is now the provincial chair.
“The former chairperson Dennis Ndlovu was only there as a
caretaker so we resolved that Ndlovu retains his position as our chair,” Dube
said.
“We also resolved that all those who were expelled or
suspended by the party during that era of factionalism be reinstated,” he
added.
Following the expulsion of Mugabe, his wife and party heavyweights
such as political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere and secretary for
administration, Ignatius Chombo, Zanu PF has moved in to reconfigure the
provincial executives ahead of next month’s congress.
Zanu PF has re-instated all the party chairmen and youth
leaders who were expelled at the behest of Kasukuwere during the ugly tribal,
factional and succession fights which were brought to an end by the
intervention of the military on November 15.
Dube said those who had assumed leadership of the province
on the G 40 ticket had been spared the axe but reassigned to hold lesser
influential roles.
“We agreed that we are not going to expel anyone from the
party anymore but we said all those who were linked to G40 and took part in
destabilising the party should not be allowed to hold any senior position in
the party and government,” Dube said.
Among the casualties of the changes are Dennis Ndlovu who
was the provincial chairperson, MPs Killian Sibanda and George Malaba.
The provincial youth league dissolved the whole executive
which had been imposed by Kasukuwere.
This included former leader, Anna Mukoghla, one of the
three youth leaders who are said to have fled
to Botswana and South Africa, respectively, when it became apparent that the G40 cabal
had fallen and that some of the kingpins had already been captured by the army.
“It’s true that some youth leaders ran away and also that
they now have a new executive in place as we try to strengthen the party going
forward,” Dube confirmed to the Daily News.
Mabutho Moyo was elected as the new youth provincial
chairperson. Daily News
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