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Zanu-PF chairperson joins MDC-T
25 May 2015 at 08:30hrs | Views
ZANU-PF Gokwe Town Centre chairperson Innocent Choto, who for 13 years had allegedly tormented opposition supporters, has defected to the MDC-T.
Choto announced his decision to cross the floor at an MDC-T rally in Mbizo over the weekend.
"I have been a member of the party since 1986 as a leader of the youth. I then moved to become chairperson of the main wing in Zanu-PF for 13 years and during that time I used to disturb the activities of the MDC from mere supporters to its president," Choto said as he shed tears.
Choto claimed he was used to rigging polls in favour of Zanu-PF by ensuring that he registered even dead people to vote in general elections.
"I have been at the centre of the Zanu-PF rigging machinery in Gokwe. I would take IDs of dead people and place them on the voters' roll. After that I would make sure that those dead people vote. This has been my legacy with Zanu-PF and when I think of the things I used to do, I cry," he said.
MDC-T vice-chairperson Morgan Komichi welcomed Choto saying his party was the big tent which was prepared to work with its former tormentors to improve the future of Zimbabwe.
Choto announced his decision to cross the floor at an MDC-T rally in Mbizo over the weekend.
"I have been a member of the party since 1986 as a leader of the youth. I then moved to become chairperson of the main wing in Zanu-PF for 13 years and during that time I used to disturb the activities of the MDC from mere supporters to its president," Choto said as he shed tears.
Choto claimed he was used to rigging polls in favour of Zanu-PF by ensuring that he registered even dead people to vote in general elections.
"I have been at the centre of the Zanu-PF rigging machinery in Gokwe. I would take IDs of dead people and place them on the voters' roll. After that I would make sure that those dead people vote. This has been my legacy with Zanu-PF and when I think of the things I used to do, I cry," he said.
MDC-T vice-chairperson Morgan Komichi welcomed Choto saying his party was the big tent which was prepared to work with its former tormentors to improve the future of Zimbabwe.
Source - Southern Eye
