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Zanu-PF Politburo to discuss elections next week
27 Apr 2013 at 06:03hrs | Views
Zanu-PF Politburo and Central Committee members will hold separate sessions next week to discuss party restructuring and preparations for the harmonised elections.
Party national spokesperson Rugare Gumbo yesterday confirmed that the Politburo and Central Committee will hold their meetings on Thursday and Friday respectively.
"The Politburo will meet on Thursday while the Central Committee will meet on Friday next week.
"I am yet to get a briefing on the agenda as I am currently attending the Trade Fair in Bulawayo but those issues on the restructuring and election preparations are likely to take centre stage," Gumbo said.
The Central Committee will be meeting for the first time this year after the initial meeting scheduled for March was deferred.
Zanu-PF has embarked on a restructuring of its structures ahead of the elections that culminated in Politburo member Callistus Ndhlovu being appointed chairman of Bulawayo province.
Ndhlovu was appointed by the Politburo last month and was tasked with reviving the fortunes of the party in the province and ensure unity within its rank and file.
He took over from Killian Sibanda who was redeployed to the deputy chairman's position.
The Politburo is also likely to discuss the findings of a probe team that was dispatched to Manicaland to address challenges faced by the party in the province.
National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo led the team, which included national political commissar Webster Shamu, deputy secretary for security Kembo Mohadi who stood in for Sydney Sekeramayi and secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa.
Khaya Moyo and his team also addressed the Harare provincial executive on Thursday and told them that President Mugabe had directed that the party reclaim at least10 seats in the capital from the MDC-T.
The team will travel to all the provinces to assess Zanu-PF's state of preparedness ahead of the elections.
Discussions on the rules and regulations governing the conduct of primary elections that have been postponed since February may also come up during the Politburo meeting.
President Mugabe has spoken out against the imposition of candidates in the coming elections and has urged party supporters to register as voters as the coming polls are crucial for the future of the country.
Party national spokesperson Rugare Gumbo yesterday confirmed that the Politburo and Central Committee will hold their meetings on Thursday and Friday respectively.
"The Politburo will meet on Thursday while the Central Committee will meet on Friday next week.
"I am yet to get a briefing on the agenda as I am currently attending the Trade Fair in Bulawayo but those issues on the restructuring and election preparations are likely to take centre stage," Gumbo said.
The Central Committee will be meeting for the first time this year after the initial meeting scheduled for March was deferred.
Zanu-PF has embarked on a restructuring of its structures ahead of the elections that culminated in Politburo member Callistus Ndhlovu being appointed chairman of Bulawayo province.
Ndhlovu was appointed by the Politburo last month and was tasked with reviving the fortunes of the party in the province and ensure unity within its rank and file.
The Politburo is also likely to discuss the findings of a probe team that was dispatched to Manicaland to address challenges faced by the party in the province.
National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo led the team, which included national political commissar Webster Shamu, deputy secretary for security Kembo Mohadi who stood in for Sydney Sekeramayi and secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa.
Khaya Moyo and his team also addressed the Harare provincial executive on Thursday and told them that President Mugabe had directed that the party reclaim at least10 seats in the capital from the MDC-T.
The team will travel to all the provinces to assess Zanu-PF's state of preparedness ahead of the elections.
Discussions on the rules and regulations governing the conduct of primary elections that have been postponed since February may also come up during the Politburo meeting.
President Mugabe has spoken out against the imposition of candidates in the coming elections and has urged party supporters to register as voters as the coming polls are crucial for the future of the country.
Source - TH
