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We want a re-run, MDC-T Bulawayo women's league
18 Apr 2011 at 20:02hrs | Views
Disgruntled members of the MDC-T wrote to party secretary-general Tendai Biti urging him to disregard the results of the provincial elections held over the weekend claiming the polls were flawed.
It is alleged that the presiding officer, Fidelis Mhashu, barred several eligible members from casting their ballot.
According to some sources, part of the letter reads: "The members of the oversight committee led by Honourable Fidelis Mhashu denied 60 members of the district the chance to exercise their right to choose their provincial members.
"In terms of the constitution of the party article 6.6.2 (b) provides that all members of the district executive committee shall attend the provincial women assembly and shall be eligible to vote.
"Contrary to this article, Hon Mhashu only allowed eight members out of 14 thereby denying six members per district. Bulawayo had 10 districts attending the provincial assembly meaning 60 members were disenfranchised," the letter said in part.
It isalso claimed that there was no quorum as only 103 people were accredited to participate in the elections insted of the required 210 members. Its also alleged that contrary to the party's constitutional provisions, 25 ward chairpersons were denied the right to participate in the elections.
These claims are said to have been raised with the teams conducting the polls but their complaints were never taken seriously and they were therefore asking the party's standing committee to review the outcome of the polls.
The women's league, youth wing and Matson Hlalofaction want a rerun of the polls while the leader of the winning faction, Gorden Moyo, insists the outcome is final.
MDC T national spokesman Nelson Chamisa said he was not in a position to shed light on the matter because they have not even received the report from the teams that were conducting elections in Bulawayo.
It is still yet to be seen whether MDC-T leader ship will stick to its initial statement by the party's deputy secretary-general, Tapiwa Mashakada, wrote to the provincial leadership in Bulawayo advising them that the national leadership had upheld the election of Moyo as new party chairman for the province.
It is alleged that the presiding officer, Fidelis Mhashu, barred several eligible members from casting their ballot.
According to some sources, part of the letter reads: "The members of the oversight committee led by Honourable Fidelis Mhashu denied 60 members of the district the chance to exercise their right to choose their provincial members.
"In terms of the constitution of the party article 6.6.2 (b) provides that all members of the district executive committee shall attend the provincial women assembly and shall be eligible to vote.
"Contrary to this article, Hon Mhashu only allowed eight members out of 14 thereby denying six members per district. Bulawayo had 10 districts attending the provincial assembly meaning 60 members were disenfranchised," the letter said in part.
It isalso claimed that there was no quorum as only 103 people were accredited to participate in the elections insted of the required 210 members. Its also alleged that contrary to the party's constitutional provisions, 25 ward chairpersons were denied the right to participate in the elections.
These claims are said to have been raised with the teams conducting the polls but their complaints were never taken seriously and they were therefore asking the party's standing committee to review the outcome of the polls.
The women's league, youth wing and Matson Hlalofaction want a rerun of the polls while the leader of the winning faction, Gorden Moyo, insists the outcome is final.
MDC T national spokesman Nelson Chamisa said he was not in a position to shed light on the matter because they have not even received the report from the teams that were conducting elections in Bulawayo.
It is still yet to be seen whether MDC-T leader ship will stick to its initial statement by the party's deputy secretary-general, Tapiwa Mashakada, wrote to the provincial leadership in Bulawayo advising them that the national leadership had upheld the election of Moyo as new party chairman for the province.
Source - Byo24News
