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Madhuku to challenge Mnangagwa in elections
26 Mar 2018 at 03:10hrs | Views
NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku has affirmed his bid to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in elections this year but concedes this was a tall order in the current political landscape still dominated by both Zanu-PF and MDC.
Because of that, Madhuku said he would not be in any hurry to go to State House but will use the 2018 political contest to gauge his party's popularity in the country's political arena.
"As NCA, I will be contesting as the Presidential candidate. So you will see us more active after April 2018," he said in an exclusive interview with NewZimbabwe.com weekend.
The University of Zimbabwe Constitutional Law Professor admitted chances of eventually becoming State President on his maiden attempt were remained slim as the country's two political heavyweights still hogged the political space.
He was also adamant they will not be joining any of the multi-party coalitions that have been formed ahead of the polls.
Madhuku said his party will be fielding candidates in all the country's contestable 210 seats.
The NCA broke ranks with the main MDC-T citing their erstwhile ally's decision 2013 to jump into bed with Zanu-PF to craft Zimbabwe's new constitution during the short tenure of the inclusive government.
Because of that, Madhuku said he would not be in any hurry to go to State House but will use the 2018 political contest to gauge his party's popularity in the country's political arena.
"As NCA, I will be contesting as the Presidential candidate. So you will see us more active after April 2018," he said in an exclusive interview with NewZimbabwe.com weekend.
The University of Zimbabwe Constitutional Law Professor admitted chances of eventually becoming State President on his maiden attempt were remained slim as the country's two political heavyweights still hogged the political space.
Madhuku said his party will be fielding candidates in all the country's contestable 210 seats.
The NCA broke ranks with the main MDC-T citing their erstwhile ally's decision 2013 to jump into bed with Zanu-PF to craft Zimbabwe's new constitution during the short tenure of the inclusive government.
Source - newzimbabwe
