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Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Welshman Ncube to discuss Chihuri's fate
02 Feb 2012 at 17:25hrs | Views
HARARE - Principals in the inclusive government meet tomorrow for a National Security Council (NSC) meeting that will discuss among other issues the fate of police commissioner-general, Augustine Chihuri, whose term of office expired on Tuesday.
Chihuri's continued stay as police boss after the expiry of his contract has become a thorny issue within the coalition government.
President Robert Mugabe on one side and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are set to clash head on over the fate of Chihuri.
Welshman Ncube, the leader of the smaller MDC faction is also expected to side with Tsvangirai.
Ncube or a representative from his party attends the Security Council meeting as a negotiator to the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
Chihuri's future is likely to take centre stage among other hot issues such as security sector reform and increased reports of militarisation of political process as well as reported heightened presence of soldiers in parts of rural Zimbabwe.
Tsvangirai's MDC, which is against Chihuri's continued stay in office, says Zimbabwe effectively has no police commissioner as from midnight Tuesday.
Chihuri's continued stay as police boss after the expiry of his contract has become a thorny issue within the coalition government.
President Robert Mugabe on one side and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are set to clash head on over the fate of Chihuri.
Ncube or a representative from his party attends the Security Council meeting as a negotiator to the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
Chihuri's future is likely to take centre stage among other hot issues such as security sector reform and increased reports of militarisation of political process as well as reported heightened presence of soldiers in parts of rural Zimbabwe.
Tsvangirai's MDC, which is against Chihuri's continued stay in office, says Zimbabwe effectively has no police commissioner as from midnight Tuesday.
Source - DN
