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Zanu-PF squabbles spill into court
06 Sep 2014 at 09:56hrs | Views
ZANU-PF Bulawayo provincial deputy chairperson Christopher Mdingwa Dube has been dragged to court by a party district chairperson to block him from allegedly spreading falsehoods against the junior party member.
Mbizo district chairperson Mordecai Mlotshwa yesterday told Bulawayo Civil Court magistrate Marylene Muchina that Dube was behind a petition that questioned his conduct, but did not state its contents or other party members who were involved.
Mlotshwa pleaded with the court to grant the order against Dube so that he does not interfere with his party activities.
"I am applying for a peace order against Christopher Mdingwa Dube to desist from spreading fabricated information in the form of petitions about me with regards to decisions made in my capacity as the chairperson of Zanu-PF Mbizo district," he said.
To support his claim that he was being victimised, Mlotshwa said he was not benefiting from party initiatives that were benefiting other members.
"Your worship, when they distributed ploughs in our district, I did not get even a single one and there was $40,000 which was distributed in the province and I did not get it also because of Dube," he said.
In response, Dube said he was very senior to Mlotshwa in the party and was not part of the alleged smear campaign against him.
He told the court that Mlotshwa was trying to avoid a disciplinary hearing which is before the provincial committee.
"I am aware of the petition drawn by members of the Mbizo district against him but I'm not part of the signatories because my position does not allow me to participate in such minor issues. I don't reside in that district and I have no reason whatsoever to try and work against Mordecai," said Dube.
The magistrate dismissed the application and said there was no evidence that Dube was interfering with his peace and was not a source of danger to his life.
Mbizo district chairperson Mordecai Mlotshwa yesterday told Bulawayo Civil Court magistrate Marylene Muchina that Dube was behind a petition that questioned his conduct, but did not state its contents or other party members who were involved.
Mlotshwa pleaded with the court to grant the order against Dube so that he does not interfere with his party activities.
"I am applying for a peace order against Christopher Mdingwa Dube to desist from spreading fabricated information in the form of petitions about me with regards to decisions made in my capacity as the chairperson of Zanu-PF Mbizo district," he said.
To support his claim that he was being victimised, Mlotshwa said he was not benefiting from party initiatives that were benefiting other members.
"Your worship, when they distributed ploughs in our district, I did not get even a single one and there was $40,000 which was distributed in the province and I did not get it also because of Dube," he said.
In response, Dube said he was very senior to Mlotshwa in the party and was not part of the alleged smear campaign against him.
He told the court that Mlotshwa was trying to avoid a disciplinary hearing which is before the provincial committee.
"I am aware of the petition drawn by members of the Mbizo district against him but I'm not part of the signatories because my position does not allow me to participate in such minor issues. I don't reside in that district and I have no reason whatsoever to try and work against Mordecai," said Dube.
The magistrate dismissed the application and said there was no evidence that Dube was interfering with his peace and was not a source of danger to his life.
Source - chronicle
