News / National
Francis Nhema, Flora Buka applications rejected
24 Nov 2014 at 02:11hrs | Views
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial executive council yesterday rejected applications for Central Committee posts by Francis Nhema and Flora Buka and passed a vote of no confidence in its four other members accused of fanning factionalism.
"The executive council has withdrawn the candidature of aspiring Central Committee members, Floda Buka, Francis Nhema and Mutingwende," said provincial secretary for Information and Publicity Cornelius Mpeperi. He said the meeting felt strongly that Flora Buka was linked to the disciplinary issues in Gokwe North where some members are charged for promoting factionalism. "The executive passed a vote of no confidence in Edmund Mukaratigwa, Fred Moyo, Renius Madende and Manongo for fanning factionalism in the province."
Mpereri said the provincial executive had also suspended 73 members from Mberengwa, Shurugwi and Gokwe North districts for periods ranging from one to three years. "In Mberengwa, 10 chairpersons who were charged with inciting violence, disrupting constitutionally constituted meeting and fanning factionalism have been suspended for periods ranging from one year to three years.
Five provincial members and 47 district chairpersons from Shurugwi who were charged for holding unauthorised meetings outside the province and receiving bribes to influence the outcome of the central committee elections, were found guilty and suspended for periods ranging from one year to three years," Mpeperi said.
He said in Gokwe North, three provincial members and eight district chairpersons accused of running parallel structures and fanning factionalism were either reprimanded or suspended for three years.
Mpeperi said the sentences passed on the members are supposed to be endorsed by the National Disciplinary Committee.
He said Chiratidzo Mabuwa and Tafanana Zhou who also accused of fuelling factionalism, had their cases deferred to a later date.
"The executive council has withdrawn the candidature of aspiring Central Committee members, Floda Buka, Francis Nhema and Mutingwende," said provincial secretary for Information and Publicity Cornelius Mpeperi. He said the meeting felt strongly that Flora Buka was linked to the disciplinary issues in Gokwe North where some members are charged for promoting factionalism. "The executive passed a vote of no confidence in Edmund Mukaratigwa, Fred Moyo, Renius Madende and Manongo for fanning factionalism in the province."
Mpereri said the provincial executive had also suspended 73 members from Mberengwa, Shurugwi and Gokwe North districts for periods ranging from one to three years. "In Mberengwa, 10 chairpersons who were charged with inciting violence, disrupting constitutionally constituted meeting and fanning factionalism have been suspended for periods ranging from one year to three years.
Five provincial members and 47 district chairpersons from Shurugwi who were charged for holding unauthorised meetings outside the province and receiving bribes to influence the outcome of the central committee elections, were found guilty and suspended for periods ranging from one year to three years," Mpeperi said.
He said in Gokwe North, three provincial members and eight district chairpersons accused of running parallel structures and fanning factionalism were either reprimanded or suspended for three years.
Mpeperi said the sentences passed on the members are supposed to be endorsed by the National Disciplinary Committee.
He said Chiratidzo Mabuwa and Tafanana Zhou who also accused of fuelling factionalism, had their cases deferred to a later date.
Source - chronicle
