Moyo under fire

LOVEMORE MOYO, the incumbent chairman of the "T" suffixed MDC has been petitioned by party members from his Matabeleland South province accusing him of appointing party defectors and sponsoring their campaigns, a State-owned publication reported today.

According to reports Moyo has reappointed Vincent Moyo to become Matabeleland South's  organising secretary. He is also accused of facilitating the appointment of Solani Moyo as Bulilima East district chairperson and 12 other members that had defected within the district.

During last year's elections, Solani defected from the party to become an independent candidate for the Bulilima East National of Assembly seat while Vincent defected to become his chief election agent.

Disgruntled party members from the district met on Thursday afternoon to draft a petition, which they addressed to the party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

In their petition they expressed dissatisfaction over the way Moyo was interfering in party affairs at district level and dictating the decision-making process, the Sunday news reports.

It emerged during the meeting that Moyo is alleged to have sponsored the campaigns of some defected candidates from the district.

According to reports gleaned by Bulawayo24 News, Moyo's interference has prompted disgruntled members to boycott the district congress which had been scheduled for Wednesday at Matjinge area.