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Zanu-PF ministers accused of fabrication
25 Jan 2016 at 05:40hrs | Views
A Zanu-PF Midlands provincial disciplinary committee has accused three ministers, Makhosini Hlongwane, Tapuwa Matangaidze and Annastancia Ndhlovu of seeking to cause disharmony in the revolutionary party by raising allegations against fellow party cadres that they failed to substantiate.
The committee was set up by Midlands province to investigate allegations raised by the trio against Midlands secretary for security Owen Mudha Ncube, youth league secretary for administration Justice Mayor Wadyajena and provincial youth chairperson Edmore Samambwa whom they accused of denigrating them and other senior party members and government officials.
They made the allegations when they wrote a letter to Zanu-PF national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere which they also copied to Zanu-PF second secretary and Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko who is chairperson of the party's national disciplinary committee.
But the committee concluded that the three ministers failed to substantiate their claims when they appeared before it.
"It's the conclusion of this committee that there are no reasonable grounds for even suspecting that the accused persons committed the alleged acts of misconducts," concluded the committee.
"The allegations are just bald and lacking substantiation. It appears the complainants sat down and connived to fabricate these allegations to paint a very negative picture of the Midlands province in the eyes of the First Family.
"There was a clear desperate attempt by the complainants to try and involve the names of President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace Mugabe."
The committee added: "That's very unfortunate and such conduct needs to be discouraged and condemned in the strongest terms. The inference of an alternative centre of power which is not clarified or substantiated makes the conduct of the complainants reprehensible.
"It's equally reprehensible to infer unproven and absurd sexual orientation to senior members of the party and attribute such statements to others and fail to furnish adequate proof.
"The complainants appear bent on causing disharmony within the revolutionary party. The accused are known Zanu-PF strong supporters, who have stood firmly with the First Family in the face of adversity."
Ncube was accused of having chanted slogans during a meeting at the provincial party office denigrating the trio as well as three Politburo members while Wadyajena allegedly accused the three ministers of being part of "Generation 40".
This prompted Kasukuwere to order an investigation by the provincial leadership which resulted in the appointment of a committee led by deputy provincial chairperson, Daniel Mackenzie Ncube.
The findings were delivered at the extraordinary provincial coordinating committee meeting in Gweru on Saturday.
The committee was set up by Midlands province to investigate allegations raised by the trio against Midlands secretary for security Owen Mudha Ncube, youth league secretary for administration Justice Mayor Wadyajena and provincial youth chairperson Edmore Samambwa whom they accused of denigrating them and other senior party members and government officials.
They made the allegations when they wrote a letter to Zanu-PF national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere which they also copied to Zanu-PF second secretary and Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko who is chairperson of the party's national disciplinary committee.
But the committee concluded that the three ministers failed to substantiate their claims when they appeared before it.
"It's the conclusion of this committee that there are no reasonable grounds for even suspecting that the accused persons committed the alleged acts of misconducts," concluded the committee.
"The allegations are just bald and lacking substantiation. It appears the complainants sat down and connived to fabricate these allegations to paint a very negative picture of the Midlands province in the eyes of the First Family.
"There was a clear desperate attempt by the complainants to try and involve the names of President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace Mugabe."
The committee added: "That's very unfortunate and such conduct needs to be discouraged and condemned in the strongest terms. The inference of an alternative centre of power which is not clarified or substantiated makes the conduct of the complainants reprehensible.
"It's equally reprehensible to infer unproven and absurd sexual orientation to senior members of the party and attribute such statements to others and fail to furnish adequate proof.
"The complainants appear bent on causing disharmony within the revolutionary party. The accused are known Zanu-PF strong supporters, who have stood firmly with the First Family in the face of adversity."
Ncube was accused of having chanted slogans during a meeting at the provincial party office denigrating the trio as well as three Politburo members while Wadyajena allegedly accused the three ministers of being part of "Generation 40".
This prompted Kasukuwere to order an investigation by the provincial leadership which resulted in the appointment of a committee led by deputy provincial chairperson, Daniel Mackenzie Ncube.
The findings were delivered at the extraordinary provincial coordinating committee meeting in Gweru on Saturday.
Source - the herald
