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Gibson Sibanda memorial, Tsvangirai named guest of honour
23 Sep 2011 at 10:36hrs | Views
In a move that is likely to rankle Professor Welshman Ncube and his MDC party, the late MDC vice-president Gibson Sibanda's family on Thursday said guests of honour at the weekend memorial service for their father would be MDC-T president and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Zanu PF second secretary and Vice-President John Nkomo, NewsDay reported.
The late trade unionist's son Mbuso made no special mention of the MDC leader Ncube for the ceremony expected to be held in Filabusi on Sunday.
Mbuso said guests to the memorial service were invited, "not by the roles they played in politics, but in their individual capacities as people who had a relationship with my father".
MDC president Welshman Ncube has not been invited in his personal capacity. Rather, his party has been invited and one of his MPs will be attending the memorial service and maybe his interests will also be represented.
However, MDC spokesperson Nhlanhla Dube said he was unaware of any invitation to the memorial service.
Mbuso said the memorial service, to be held at Chada business centre commencing at 12 noon, was meant to bring together all the people that worked with Sibanda in order to celebrate his legacy.
The late trade unionist's son Mbuso made no special mention of the MDC leader Ncube for the ceremony expected to be held in Filabusi on Sunday.
Mbuso said guests to the memorial service were invited, "not by the roles they played in politics, but in their individual capacities as people who had a relationship with my father".
MDC president Welshman Ncube has not been invited in his personal capacity. Rather, his party has been invited and one of his MPs will be attending the memorial service and maybe his interests will also be represented.
However, MDC spokesperson Nhlanhla Dube said he was unaware of any invitation to the memorial service.
Mbuso said the memorial service, to be held at Chada business centre commencing at 12 noon, was meant to bring together all the people that worked with Sibanda in order to celebrate his legacy.
Source - newsday
