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Zanu PF members threaten villagers for boycotting party meetings
28 Apr 2017 at 10:00hrs | Views
Zanu PF officials in Gutu West Ward 2 have reportedly threatened villagers with unspecified action if they continue boycotting party meetings in the area.
Heal Zimbabwe Trust reported that village heads Shirichena and Kubwera are forcing community members to attend ZANU PF restructuring meetings in the ward.
"On 15 April 2017, the two Village heads sent messengers who embarked on door to door exercises warning community members that if they continued boycotting the meetings, they were going to be denied food aid. Community members have since started attending the meetings out of fear of withdrawal of food aid," said the trust.
"In Chipinge South Ward 27 on 15 April 2017, ZANU PF ward chairperson, Lazarus Ndlovu and Councillor Musilaingwe Hofisi summoned Village heads Mandleyeni, Ngwana, Vheneka and Mabhunu for a meeting at Councillor Hofisi's homestead. Ndlovu and Councillor Hofisi told the Village heads that they were supposed to deny food aid to community members who boycott ZANU PF meetings called for in their villages."
The trust said the Village heads were also instructed to keep registers of all community members who boycott the meetings.
"In Makoni West Ward 25, on 14 April 2017, Cuthbert Mudyanadzo, a war veteran disrupted a food distribution meeting at Chechure growth point and announced that the aid from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social welfare was only meant for ZANU PF members. He also announced that if community members wanted to continue receiving food aid, they should vote for ZANU PF in the 2018 elections," said the trust.
"As a follow up on the matter, Heal Zimbabwe contacted, Makoni West MP, Kudzai Chipanga who said that he was not aware of the incident since he has not visited his constituency lately. However, Hon Chipanga promised to investigate the matter and stressed that food aid from the Ministry of Social Welfare was supposed to benefit all community members regardless of political affiliation."
Heal Zimbabwe Trust reported that village heads Shirichena and Kubwera are forcing community members to attend ZANU PF restructuring meetings in the ward.
"On 15 April 2017, the two Village heads sent messengers who embarked on door to door exercises warning community members that if they continued boycotting the meetings, they were going to be denied food aid. Community members have since started attending the meetings out of fear of withdrawal of food aid," said the trust.
"In Chipinge South Ward 27 on 15 April 2017, ZANU PF ward chairperson, Lazarus Ndlovu and Councillor Musilaingwe Hofisi summoned Village heads Mandleyeni, Ngwana, Vheneka and Mabhunu for a meeting at Councillor Hofisi's homestead. Ndlovu and Councillor Hofisi told the Village heads that they were supposed to deny food aid to community members who boycott ZANU PF meetings called for in their villages."
The trust said the Village heads were also instructed to keep registers of all community members who boycott the meetings.
"In Makoni West Ward 25, on 14 April 2017, Cuthbert Mudyanadzo, a war veteran disrupted a food distribution meeting at Chechure growth point and announced that the aid from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social welfare was only meant for ZANU PF members. He also announced that if community members wanted to continue receiving food aid, they should vote for ZANU PF in the 2018 elections," said the trust.
"As a follow up on the matter, Heal Zimbabwe contacted, Makoni West MP, Kudzai Chipanga who said that he was not aware of the incident since he has not visited his constituency lately. However, Hon Chipanga promised to investigate the matter and stressed that food aid from the Ministry of Social Welfare was supposed to benefit all community members regardless of political affiliation."
Source - Byo24News
