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Chigumba, Silaigwana will not manage elections again, says Chamisa
12 Jul 2019 at 08:48hrs | Views
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson and recently confirmed chief elections officer, Utoile Silaigwana, will not manage elections in Zimbabwe again, opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said Thursday.
According to NewZimbabwe.com, Chamisa was speaking at the party's launch of the Return to Economic Recovery, Legitimacy, Openness and Democracy (RELOAD) policy document in Harare.
"We are saying that (the) Zec which is in place now headed by Silaigwana and my sister (Chigumba), no.
"There will not be an election in Zimbabwe under those people because they have shown that they have a credibility deficit, they are not honourable as citizens to run a credible election," said Chamisa.
The opposition leader said Zimbabwe would need a credible electoral commission before any elections are held. The country is scheduled to go to the polls in 2023 but Chamisa has consistently claimed "something will happen before then. 2023 is too far."
"So we have to have a proper, independent and credible electoral commission and we are not joking on this…we are still saying this but we will get to a point where we will have to act," the MDC leader said.
Chamisa lost in presidential elections to Zanu-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year but claimed Zec under Chigumba's stewardship and Silaigwana then acting chief elections officer for working in cahoots with the ruling party to "steal the result."
According to NewZimbabwe.com, Chamisa was speaking at the party's launch of the Return to Economic Recovery, Legitimacy, Openness and Democracy (RELOAD) policy document in Harare.
"We are saying that (the) Zec which is in place now headed by Silaigwana and my sister (Chigumba), no.
The opposition leader said Zimbabwe would need a credible electoral commission before any elections are held. The country is scheduled to go to the polls in 2023 but Chamisa has consistently claimed "something will happen before then. 2023 is too far."
"So we have to have a proper, independent and credible electoral commission and we are not joking on this…we are still saying this but we will get to a point where we will have to act," the MDC leader said.
Chamisa lost in presidential elections to Zanu-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year but claimed Zec under Chigumba's stewardship and Silaigwana then acting chief elections officer for working in cahoots with the ruling party to "steal the result."
Source - newzimbabwe.com
