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Timba slams Welshman Ncube
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The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) factional disputes continue to deepen, with Jameson Timba, leader of one faction, accusing former ally Welshman Ncube of leveraging his faction's legal battles against embattled self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu.
This follows a High Court ruling on Wednesday by Justice Neville Wamambo, which granted Ncube's faction an interdict preventing Tshabangu from making parliamentary appointments. The judgment was based on allegations that Tshabangu violated an earlier court order (HH 652/23), initially obtained by Timba's faction, barring him from recalling MPs pending the resolution of other legal challenges (HC 6872/23 and HH 652/23).
Speaking to NewsDay, Timba criticized Ncube for allegedly riding on his faction's legal efforts while he had been incarcerated.
"As CCC, we are still studying the judgment," Timba said. "What I seem to get for now is that Professor Welshman Ncube went to court purporting to represent the CCC and based his challenge on an interdict we secured for our party against Tshabangu.
"This matter confirms the position we have always held - that the only legal and legitimate authority for the CCC MPs and councillors is the CCC led by President Nelson Chamisa, which sponsored the candidates, for which I am currently the interim leader."
Timba added that the CCC's citizens national assembly would convene to review the court ruling and address ongoing party issues.
"The judgment, in its current form and context, restores authority to CCC," he said. "The citizens national assembly shall meet soon to deliberate on this and other issues affecting the party. We will also pursue our two cases in HH 652/23 and HC 6872/23 for the benefit of our members, MPs, and councillors."
Ncube's faction, however, defended its legal steps, with CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure suggesting that Timba and Ncube were part of the same party.
"Timba, as a member of the CCC party and an interested party, had a right and duty to protect the party," Madzimure said. "He did well by approaching the courts. We appreciate what the party gained. However, Tshabangu ignored the court order, and the CCC leadership had to approach the courts again. This must be celebrated."
On Thursday, the Ncube-led faction announced Tshabangu's suspension from the CCC pending a disciplinary hearing.
In a statement, the faction clarified that Tshabangu was no longer the party's interim secretary-general or leader of the opposition in Parliament and the Senate. However, he retains his position as Senator for Matabeleland North Province.
The CCC factional battles, rooted in leadership disputes and allegations of Zanu PF infiltration, have left Zimbabwe's largest opposition party in a state of disarray as it struggles to maintain unity and focus amid internal and external pressures.
This follows a High Court ruling on Wednesday by Justice Neville Wamambo, which granted Ncube's faction an interdict preventing Tshabangu from making parliamentary appointments. The judgment was based on allegations that Tshabangu violated an earlier court order (HH 652/23), initially obtained by Timba's faction, barring him from recalling MPs pending the resolution of other legal challenges (HC 6872/23 and HH 652/23).
Speaking to NewsDay, Timba criticized Ncube for allegedly riding on his faction's legal efforts while he had been incarcerated.
"As CCC, we are still studying the judgment," Timba said. "What I seem to get for now is that Professor Welshman Ncube went to court purporting to represent the CCC and based his challenge on an interdict we secured for our party against Tshabangu.
"This matter confirms the position we have always held - that the only legal and legitimate authority for the CCC MPs and councillors is the CCC led by President Nelson Chamisa, which sponsored the candidates, for which I am currently the interim leader."
Timba added that the CCC's citizens national assembly would convene to review the court ruling and address ongoing party issues.
"The judgment, in its current form and context, restores authority to CCC," he said. "The citizens national assembly shall meet soon to deliberate on this and other issues affecting the party. We will also pursue our two cases in HH 652/23 and HC 6872/23 for the benefit of our members, MPs, and councillors."
Ncube's faction, however, defended its legal steps, with CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure suggesting that Timba and Ncube were part of the same party.
"Timba, as a member of the CCC party and an interested party, had a right and duty to protect the party," Madzimure said. "He did well by approaching the courts. We appreciate what the party gained. However, Tshabangu ignored the court order, and the CCC leadership had to approach the courts again. This must be celebrated."
On Thursday, the Ncube-led faction announced Tshabangu's suspension from the CCC pending a disciplinary hearing.
In a statement, the faction clarified that Tshabangu was no longer the party's interim secretary-general or leader of the opposition in Parliament and the Senate. However, he retains his position as Senator for Matabeleland North Province.
The CCC factional battles, rooted in leadership disputes and allegations of Zanu PF infiltration, have left Zimbabwe's largest opposition party in a state of disarray as it struggles to maintain unity and focus amid internal and external pressures.
Source - pindula
