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Biti's PDP threatens to quit MDC Alliance
29 May 2018 at 05:00hrs | Views
TENSIONS appear to be rocking the opposition MDC Alliance with a key coalition partner complaining that "we have been hoodwinked and taken for fools by those who think they own the electorate simply because they have a leader who is 'youthful'".
According to NewZimbabwe.com, former finance minister Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) demanded Monday that ‘bullying in the Alliance must stop".
In a social media post, PDP's Harare province raged at Chamisa's MDC-T party, accusing the latter of reengining on a constituency-sharing agreement which was reached as part of the Alliance agreement.
"As the PDP led by Adv. Tendai Biti, we have noticed with great disgust the manner in which we have been treated in the MDC Alliance by members of the MDC-T led by Nelson Chamisa. We will not stand for it," PDP said.
"MDC-T (Chamisa) promised to stay away from constituencies that our members would be taking part in. However, this is not what is happening on the ground," the province complained.
"We now have MDC-T (Chamisa) candidates who think they are superior to ours and are trying to renege on their party's assurances to let our members go unopposed by other Alliance members.
"A case in point is that of Wilson Makanyaire who has reportedly displaced PDP Hurungwe West aspiring candidate, Severino Chambati, and imposed himself to contest in that. We will not stand for it."
According to NewZimbabwe.com, former finance minister Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) demanded Monday that ‘bullying in the Alliance must stop".
In a social media post, PDP's Harare province raged at Chamisa's MDC-T party, accusing the latter of reengining on a constituency-sharing agreement which was reached as part of the Alliance agreement.
"As the PDP led by Adv. Tendai Biti, we have noticed with great disgust the manner in which we have been treated in the MDC Alliance by members of the MDC-T led by Nelson Chamisa. We will not stand for it," PDP said.
"MDC-T (Chamisa) promised to stay away from constituencies that our members would be taking part in. However, this is not what is happening on the ground," the province complained.
"We now have MDC-T (Chamisa) candidates who think they are superior to ours and are trying to renege on their party's assurances to let our members go unopposed by other Alliance members.
"A case in point is that of Wilson Makanyaire who has reportedly displaced PDP Hurungwe West aspiring candidate, Severino Chambati, and imposed himself to contest in that. We will not stand for it."
Source - newzimbabwe
