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'We are obviously going to endorse Mugabe'

by Staff Reporter
12 Oct 2014 at 08:43hrs | Views
President Mugabe has been suggested as First Secretary and President; Vice-President Dr Joice Mujuru as Second Secretary and Vice-President and Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo as National Chair by Zanu-PF in Mashonaland Central province.

Party spokesperson Rugare Gumbo said the Politburo would meet on 22 October to draw up guidelines for all PCC conferences.

The PCCs will also nominate Central Committee candidates for approval at Congress.

Gumbo said the Politburo meeting will discuss a report from the Commissariat.

Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chair Professor Callistus Ndlovu said: "We are preparing for the PCCs like we always do ahead of congresses. However, we await direction from the Politburo. Once the guidelines are out, we will not waste time to convene the meeting."

Mashonaland Central provincial chair, Luke Mushorem said the province will convene its conference after the Politburo sits.

"We are obviously going to endorse President Mugabe. The man has done a lot for this country. He deserves our support eternally."

Mashonaland East provincial chair Ray Kaukonde and his Masvingo counterpart, Brigadier-General (Retired) Killian Gwanetsa, referred all questions to Gumbo.

Last month, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi declared interest in one of the VP posts, setting the stage for a tussle with VP Mujuru and Ambassador Khaya Moyo, who has widely been touted as a contender.

Zimbabwe's former Ambassador to South Africa, Phelekezela Mphoko, also wants one of the VP posts.

Ambrose Mutinhiri has also been linked to interest in a Presidium position.

The 2014 Youth and Women's League conferences endorsed President Mugabe's candidature, and the rest of the top posts are open to contest.

The Presidium comprises the First Secretary and President, two Vice-Presidents and Second Secretaries and the National Chair, and only exists as a body during Congress but has no constitutional basis in between.

Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa recently wrote to all provincial leaders, officially informing them of Congress in line with Article 5(22)(2) of the party's constitution.

Source - Sunday News