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Zanu-PF bans unsanctioned meetings at Davies Hall
12 Jul 2017 at 08:05hrs | Views
IN a desperate bid to curb the scourge of violence threatening to tear its provincial structures apart, the ruling Zanu-PF party has banned unsanctioned meetings at Davies Hall provincial headquarters.
In May, Davies Hall was turned into a war zone after party members, including youths and war veterans from rival Zanu-PF factions, were involved in a bloody clash that left one hospitalised.
And only last week, during an ex-liberation fighters meeting meant to pass a vote of no confidence against War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube, youths belonging to a rival Zanu-PF faction stormed the indaba and briefly disrupted the meeting.
Following the incidents, Zanu-PF provincial chair, Dennis Ndlovu, said future meetings at Davies Hall must be approved first.
"Davies Hall meetings must be cleared; it must be made a peaceful place not a war zone.
"So what we have now decided is if people are going to Davies Hall, there should be a reason, not just going for the sake of going," he said.
"We are really worried about this kind of behaviour," Ndlovu told the Daily News.
He said they were working with police to ensure that the party offices are not turned into a "playground".
"We have engaged the police to help us in that regard.
"We now need booked meetings or events, not to have everybody coming in as they please because it makes it difficult for us to manage such incidents as violence," Ndlovu said.
He said the chaos in the city has been caused by a few misguided individuals whom "we don't know who they represent".
" . . . in politics, squabbles are normal and it's also happening to other parties but the fact is as a province we will still be united, come elections you will see," he said.
In May, Davies Hall was turned into a war zone after party members, including youths and war veterans from rival Zanu-PF factions, were involved in a bloody clash that left one hospitalised.
And only last week, during an ex-liberation fighters meeting meant to pass a vote of no confidence against War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube, youths belonging to a rival Zanu-PF faction stormed the indaba and briefly disrupted the meeting.
Following the incidents, Zanu-PF provincial chair, Dennis Ndlovu, said future meetings at Davies Hall must be approved first.
"Davies Hall meetings must be cleared; it must be made a peaceful place not a war zone.
"So what we have now decided is if people are going to Davies Hall, there should be a reason, not just going for the sake of going," he said.
He said they were working with police to ensure that the party offices are not turned into a "playground".
"We have engaged the police to help us in that regard.
"We now need booked meetings or events, not to have everybody coming in as they please because it makes it difficult for us to manage such incidents as violence," Ndlovu said.
He said the chaos in the city has been caused by a few misguided individuals whom "we don't know who they represent".
" . . . in politics, squabbles are normal and it's also happening to other parties but the fact is as a province we will still be united, come elections you will see," he said.
Source - dailynews
