MDC Alliance Goromonzi West parliamentary candidate Luke
Tamborinyoka, who is accused of defacing campaign posters of fellow party
member, yesterday said the allegations were fabricated by his rival who was
expelled for going against party directive.
Tamborinyoka (46), who appeared before magistrate Francis
Mapfumo, stands accused of defacing complainant’s posters, Taurai Nhamburo, who
was expelled by the MDC Alliance for filing his papers with the nomination
court without party approval.
He told the court that Nhamburo was fired for forging the
party’s national spokesperson Morgen Komichi’s signature in a bid to illegally
submit his name to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) as a candidate.
Tamborinyoka, who was represented by Bosswell Chideme,
submitted Komichi’s letter before the court, saying the party had since lodged
a complaint with the police.
“Despite my previous communication to you about the
official party position regarding the Goromonzi West parliamentary candidature,
I also note that you continue to disparage the official candidate with loud
hailers across the constituency and that you are holding meetings and pasting
posters, masquerading as the MDC Alliance parliamentary candidate in
contravention of the official party position which has since been communicated
to you,” Komichi’s letter to Nhamburo read.
In denying the offence, Tamborinyoka told the court that he
never set foot at the place where the offence was allegedly committed on the
day in question.
Nhamburo insisted that he was the official MDC Alliance
candidate, but said he had not personally seen Tamborinyoka defacing the
posters. Another witness, Noel Senzero said Tamborinyoka was the one who
brought a ladder with his truck and pasted his posters on top of Nhamburo’s.
Magistrate Mapfumo postponed the matter to July 24 for
continuation of trial. Newsday
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