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Mujuru pursuing other 2018 deals
10 May 2017 at 07:15hrs | Views
Former vice president and now leader of the fledging National People's Party (NPP), Joice Mujuru who recently signed a preliminary 2018 electoral pact withj opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is negotiating similar deals with other smaller opposition parties.
Mujuru's spokesperson Gift Nyandoro said that they were currently engaged in negotiations with the likes of Tendai Biti and is yet to reach an electoral pact with Tsvangirai ahead of the make-or-break 2018 national elections.
Mujuru was reportedly trapped when she rushed to sign a memorandum of understanding with MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai without proper structures.
"Tsvangirai scored a major coup against NPP, when Mujuru agreed to go and sign the memorandum of understanding at his house. How do you get out of that trap and say we need to discuss on the same platform?" said a NewsDay source.
The party is rocked by differences as it does not have any logo.
"It's true that we don't have a party logo or slogan since we came up with the new party name in March.
" At the moment, at our rallies, we have no slogans and basically no identity. This shows you that this was hastily done," said a NewsDay source.
NPP has also failed to appoint a party spokesperson following the resignation of Jealousy Mawarire, leaving Mujuru's spokesperson, Gift Nyandoro to play a dual role.
Mujuru's spokesperson Gift Nyandoro said that they were currently engaged in negotiations with the likes of Tendai Biti and is yet to reach an electoral pact with Tsvangirai ahead of the make-or-break 2018 national elections.
Mujuru was reportedly trapped when she rushed to sign a memorandum of understanding with MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai without proper structures.
"Tsvangirai scored a major coup against NPP, when Mujuru agreed to go and sign the memorandum of understanding at his house. How do you get out of that trap and say we need to discuss on the same platform?" said a NewsDay source.
"It's true that we don't have a party logo or slogan since we came up with the new party name in March.
" At the moment, at our rallies, we have no slogans and basically no identity. This shows you that this was hastily done," said a NewsDay source.
NPP has also failed to appoint a party spokesperson following the resignation of Jealousy Mawarire, leaving Mujuru's spokesperson, Gift Nyandoro to play a dual role.
Source - Dailynews-Byo24News-Newsday
