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BCC, Chombo wrangle sucks in Tsvangirai
11 Feb 2013 at 06:57hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been sucked into a wrangle between Bulawayo City Council and Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo over the appointment of Fidelis Fengu as a special interest councillor for people with disabilities.
The MDC-T –dominated council has for the past 4 weeks defied Chombo's directive to appoint Fengu, arguing the minister had exceeded his limit for 8 special interest councillors.
However, MDC-T sources yesterday said on September 19 last year, Tsvangirai's office wrote to Chombo advising him to consider people with disabilities when making appointments of special interest councillors.
MDC-T insiders said they suspected Chombo wanted to use the letter to justify the appointment of his suspected ally Fengu and create an impression that the directive had come from the MDC-T leader.
The MDC-T –dominated council has for the past 4 weeks defied Chombo's directive to appoint Fengu, arguing the minister had exceeded his limit for 8 special interest councillors.
However, MDC-T sources yesterday said on September 19 last year, Tsvangirai's office wrote to Chombo advising him to consider people with disabilities when making appointments of special interest councillors.
MDC-T insiders said they suspected Chombo wanted to use the letter to justify the appointment of his suspected ally Fengu and create an impression that the directive had come from the MDC-T leader.
Source - newsday
