Chamisa dropped the political bombshell today, abandoning
the opposition which has MPs, senators and councillors, some of whom have been
recalled and replaced by Tshabangu's supporters and Zanu PF MPs through
by-elections.
More by-elections are coming on 3 February 2024.
About 23 pro-Chamisa recalled MPs were barred by the courts
from bye-elections, and that seems to have the last draw straw for the popular
opposition leader.
The CCC interim committee's treasurer Mbuso Siso told The
NewsHawks:
"Our nine-member interim steering committee will meet
as a matter of urgency tomorrow to discuss the announcement by former CCC
president Nelson Chamisa and the way forward. It's unfortunate that he quit
this way telling people that he no longer has anything to do with the CCC
without officially writing to us as the interim committee running the party.
"We only saw his departure on social media and it's
all over the place. All the same, we can't hold him to ransom to be our leader
when no longer wants to one, so we will meet to discuss the issue and the state
of the party going forward.
"We have a constitution which we used before the
general elections to field double candidates to protest impositions of party
representatives in the polls.
"Our discussions will guide us on how we move forward
without the former president, looking at the constitution and the roadmap
towards congress.
"In the meantime, I will call him - Chamisa - to
confirm that he has quit the party. I last spoke to him a month ago when we
were dealing with the state of the party and talking about important issues
affecting Matabeleland region. So I will find out from him more on his
announcement and what we need from him after he has left.
"As acting treasurer-general, i want all the books,
accounts and records of expenditures for accountability purposes. We need to
know from records of how much he and the party received from donations and how
the money was used. We also need to know if the party has some assets that
should remain in its name after his departure."
The committee running the CCC has Dingilizwe Tshuma, former
legislator for Entumbane-Njube constituency in Bulawayo as chair; Albert
Mhlanga (former Pumula MP and deputy); Sengezo Tshabangu (secretary-general);
Khaliphani Phugeni (information); Sikhululekile Moyo (interim chairperson for
women); Nomvula Mguni (ex-proportional representation MP), Mbuso Siso
(treasurer) and Benoni Ncube (youth).
This is the self-imposed CCC structure which implemented
the recalls, leading to Chamisa quitting, saying the party has now been
"hijacked, bastardised and contaminated" by impostors and fraudsters.
Siso says the committee is the legitimate structure running
the party, moreso after Chamisa's departure and will work hard to take it
forward henceforth. NewsHawks
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