The fate of MDC Alliance vice president Eng Elias Mudzuri
will now be decided by opposition leader Mr Nelson Chamisa after the national
council referred disciplinary issues against the former Harare mayor to the
party’s presidium.
The MDC Alliance presidium consists of Chamisa (president),
Professor Welshman Ncube, Eng Mudzuri, Morgen Komichi (vice presidents) and
Thabitha Khumalo as chair, according to spokesman Jacob Mafume.
The MDC Alliance national council met on Saturday last week
at the party’s headquarters in Harare. Mr Mafume confirmed the latest
developments on Eng Mudzuri in a statement yesterday.
“The meeting noted the allegations against vice president
Mudzuri’s conduct and resolved that the matter be dealt with by the presidium,”
said Mr Mafume.
Eng Mudzuri, who reportedly wants to challenge Mr Chamisa
for the party presidency at next year’s congress, was recently taken to task by
party officials for being part of a parliamentary delegation of presiding
officers that paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House.
A video of him being quizzed by senior members of the party
for his attendance went viral on various social media platforms.
The MDC Alliance has refused to acknowledge President
Mnangagwa’s electoral victory in the July 30 harmonised elections although its
electoral petition at the Constitutional Court was thrown out for lack of
merit. The party doesn’t want its officials to acknowledge President Mnangagwa.
The MDC Alliance congress was initially scheduled for
February next year but Mr Chamisa and his allies now want it in October to give
him time to purge the party of potential challengers.
Eng Mudzuri and the party’s secretary-general, Mr Douglas
Mwonzora, are expected to contest Mr Chamisa for the party’s presidency.
Eng Mudzuri has not been attending MDC Alliance meetings at
Harvest House of late.
Party insiders say EngMudzuri is afraid those in Mr
Chamisa’s camp might unleash violence on him if he visits the party
headquarters.
A number of senior party officials have been assaulted at
the MDC Alliance headquarters before, including Mr Elton Mangoma, for
harbouring leadership ambitions.
Also at its meeting on Saturday, the MDC Alliance national
council resolved to carry out a post-mortem of its parliamentary candidates
selection criteria after it performed dismally in the July 30 elections.
“In respect of the party’s parliamentary campaign in the
2018 elections, the party resolved to set up an inquiry to review candidate
selection and make recommendations for future elections.
“The meeting reviewed progress made in the integration
process and resolved that the process be completed in the shortest possible
time,” added Mr Mafume.
Zanu-PF won the parliamentary elections with a two-thirds
majority. Herald
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