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MDC-T on the brink of collapse over Mujuru
24 May 2016 at 11:07hrs | Views
Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T, is once again on the brinks of yet another split as its Vice President, Thokozane Khupe, feels threatened by the coming on board of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), Joyce Mujuru into play as a possible grand coalition ahead of 2018 polls is poised to take shape.
Tsvangirai is ready to embrace Mujuru for him to add value to his political relevance in the country after his accelerated loss of fame due to successive defeat by his arch rival President Robert Mugabe since the formation of his party in 199.
In spite the political fortunes associated with this move, Khupe is forcefully against this idea as she stands to be muzzled out of the political limelight when Joyce Mujuru, whom she believes is more powerful that her comes on board.
Comparatively, Khupe's perspective and fears are genuine considering the fact that Mujuru is better than her in all respects. Mujuru is educated with a doctorate degree, and in addition she possesses the rare war credentials which Tsvangirai wants to tap on. These are traits absent in the miserable Khupe as well as her party president whose professional qualifications are unknown from certificates of attendance. These are merely hard facts which characterise these personalities.
In the face of this unequal contest, Khupe is contemplating breaking away from Tsvangirai to form her own political movement which makes her to retain her personal ego. Therefore, another MDC edition is on the cards ahead of the anticipated grand coalition.
The grand coalition is projected to affect numerous posts held by different people in the various parties which are expected to constitute it. However, the most contested post is that of the head of this movement.
The leaders of the numerous parties like Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T), Joyce Mujuru (ZPF), Dumiso Dabengwa (ZAPU), Tendai Biti (PDP), and Welshman Ncube (MDC-N) among others are coming in as principals representing their respective parties. Considering that all these politicians are driven by selfish personal egos, surely, nominating and agreeing on a presidential candidate is a real mammoth task.
Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC is rocked by divisions and power wrangles in the recent months, especially at Harare's Town House. The Acting mayor Chris Mbanga, who replaced the suspended mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni, who was suspended by government for insubordination, is defying the resolution to recall him. This comes after he barred the controversially appointed new town clerk, James Mushore, from executing his job at Town house.
Tsvangirai is ready to embrace Mujuru for him to add value to his political relevance in the country after his accelerated loss of fame due to successive defeat by his arch rival President Robert Mugabe since the formation of his party in 199.
In spite the political fortunes associated with this move, Khupe is forcefully against this idea as she stands to be muzzled out of the political limelight when Joyce Mujuru, whom she believes is more powerful that her comes on board.
Comparatively, Khupe's perspective and fears are genuine considering the fact that Mujuru is better than her in all respects. Mujuru is educated with a doctorate degree, and in addition she possesses the rare war credentials which Tsvangirai wants to tap on. These are traits absent in the miserable Khupe as well as her party president whose professional qualifications are unknown from certificates of attendance. These are merely hard facts which characterise these personalities.
The grand coalition is projected to affect numerous posts held by different people in the various parties which are expected to constitute it. However, the most contested post is that of the head of this movement.
The leaders of the numerous parties like Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T), Joyce Mujuru (ZPF), Dumiso Dabengwa (ZAPU), Tendai Biti (PDP), and Welshman Ncube (MDC-N) among others are coming in as principals representing their respective parties. Considering that all these politicians are driven by selfish personal egos, surely, nominating and agreeing on a presidential candidate is a real mammoth task.
Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC is rocked by divisions and power wrangles in the recent months, especially at Harare's Town House. The Acting mayor Chris Mbanga, who replaced the suspended mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni, who was suspended by government for insubordination, is defying the resolution to recall him. This comes after he barred the controversially appointed new town clerk, James Mushore, from executing his job at Town house.
Source - Sparkleford Masiyambiri
