MASHONALAND West aspiring Zanu PF candidates who submitted
their CVs for primary elections are crying foul after they were made to pay an
extra $10 for using the Ecocash platform while updating their annual
subscription fees.
The ruling party’s aspiring councillors said they were
asked by party officials to pay an extra $10, while those seeking legislative
posts paid $20 to accompany their $100 subscription fees.
Besides, Zanu PF members claimed they were also forced to
pay $3 for the new electronic membership card and another $60 subscription for
the next five years, in a suspected fundraising scheme.
The Zanu PF members said the move was well-calculated, as
that was not communicated ahead of the call for submission of CVs.
A Zanu PF member from Kariba described the demands as
daylight robbery.
“These staff members made a killing by forcing us to pay
extra money for using Ecocash. We believe that is the old way of doing things
in the party that was eliminated by the new dispensation,” the member said.
Provincial treasurer and Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna said
he was not aware that Zanu PF staff members were using personal phones to
receive money from potential candidates.
“I’m not aware of such an illegal arrangement. Members were
supposed to swipe or pay into our bank account. We will get to the bottom of
the matter when we do our audit. Nothing will be swept under the carpet,” he
said.
Nduna called on party members who paid subscription fees
for the next five years to submit their receipts for verification. Newsday
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