The meeting was meant to prepare for this year’s Zanu PF
national conference to be held in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province. In the
no-holds barred meeting, Yard reportedly told Madiro in the face that he did
not like him.
The exchanges took place at a time the party is engaged in
serous factional fights in the province ahead of the polls to select a new
provincial executive.
Yard almost walked out of the meeting protesting against
“unfair treatment” from Madiro, before some party members intervened and
stopped him. The meeting was meant to set up sub-committees to organise the
conference slated for next month.
Madiro convened a meeting with all Manicaland DCC
chairpersons to set up the sub-committees, but Yard was left out.
Sources who attended the emotionally-charged meeting said
Yard was taken aback after his name was omitted from the list of DCC
chairpersons that were to deliberate on the sub-committees.
The insider said despite Yard being the host DCC chairman,
he was allegedly invited late for the meeting.
“It is true that Yard confronted Madiro and openly told him
that he (Madiro) does not like him. Benali said as the host DCC chairman, he
was not getting the respect he deserved from Madiro and that he had been
omitted from a sub-committee list which had all Manicaland DCC chairpersons,”
the insider said.
Zanu PF Manicaland spokesperson Oliver Mandipaka yesterday
confirmed the clashes. “I can confirm that Cde Benali Yard was a bit disturbed
and wanted to seek guidance from the party leaders,” Mandipaka said.
“Chairman Madiro managed to calm him down. Yes, he had some
issues in Mutare district that he wanted to seek guidance and justification.” He
added: “You know people want to take things into their own context.”
The meeting was attended by some senior Zanu PF officials,
including former Agriculture minister Joseph Made. Newsday
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