Biti's PDP a bus without wheels, Tsvangirai a womaniser

Former People's Democratic Party (PDP) vice president Samuel Sipepa Nkomo has likened his former party to a luxurious bus without wheels.

Sipepa Nkomo recently defected to the Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) led by former Vice President Joice Mujuru. Sipepa Nkomo said he left PDP because it was directionless.

Nkomo said the decision to leave PDP where he played a role in its formation was the most difficult moment in his political life but was crucial to make sure Zanu PF lost the 2018 elections.

"It is indeed excruciating and heartbreaking to announce my departure from a party that I played an unstinting role in its formation to ZimPF. Nevertheless life is about taking decisions and making choices. I have therefore unequivocally made a personal and fundamental decision to leave my party PDP and begin a new chapter in ZimPF," he explained.

He also took a swipe at MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, describing him as a womaniser.

Sipepa Nkomo said Tsvangirai was rejected by the people from Matabeleland whom he said had switched to Mujuru's party. He urged the divided ZimPF, which has seen some of its members resigning from the party to stick with Mujuru. He said failure to do so will result in the party collapsing.

Sipepa dismissed allegations that he had been offered the vice presidency post at ZimPF and said he had already occupied such a position in PDP.

Sipepa defected to ZimPF with former PDP Deputy National Chair Watchy Sibanda, Deputy National Organising Secretary Gift Mabhena, National Vice-chair of the Women Assembly Gladys Mathe and national executive members including Moses Sivalo Moyo made the move to ZimPF also.

Crossing over to ZimPF with them too, were hundreds of former PDP party members from Tsholotsho North and South, Lupane West, Hwange East, Central Hwange East and West.

Nkomo left MDC-T in 2014 alongside Biti and some other officials after alleging former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai exhibited dictatorial tendencies and had failed to steer the party forward.

In 2015, Nkomo was elected as PDP vice president at its elective congress after serving as the party's interim national chairperson.