Opinion / Columnist
No MDC members defected to MDC-T
17 Mar 2014 at 07:48hrs | Views
The MDC would like to make it categorically clear that former MPs, Edward Mkhosi and Siyabonga Malandu Ncube who were purported to have defected from our party at an MDC-T rally at Stanley Square in Bulawayo yesterday are in fact not our members.
It is a matter of public record that they stopped being our members several months ago when they publicly terminated their membership.
These two have been free agents for several months and as true believers and practitioners of democracy we respect their freedom of political association and choice. Therefore to call them defectors is incorrect and deliberately false.
In any case it is widely known that these two individuals have always belonged to MDC-T in spirit after they were part of the group of 10 MPs and senators who were bribed by Morgan Tsvangirai in Botswana back in 2008 to return to his party. The others, including Nomalanga Khumalo, Norman Mpofu and Abednico Bhebhe went back immediately while Malandu and Mkhosi stayed on because of the perceived benefits of the unity government where parliamentary committees such as COPAC where Mukhosi was deployed by the party provided rich pickings.
It was inevitable therefore that sooner or later these remaining two would go back to their funders at some point in their political lives and as soon as the 'devil' came to collect the procured souls.
The MDC is aware of attempts by the MDC-T to try and fool Zimbabweans into believing that some of our genuine members including Paul Themba Nyathi, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, Jealous Sansole, Esaph Mdlongwa, Jeffret Khumalo, Rittah Ndlovu, Million Moyo among others would join their violent party at yesterday's rally. They were proved to be the liars that they are because these are genuine cadres who would never go back to violence as it goes against everything the MDC stands for.
We are aware that this was a foolish attempt by the ever deceptive MDC-T to try and divert attention from their burning house and leader who is clearly drowning in the deep end and clutching at straws.
Nhlanhla Dube
MDC National Spokesperson
It is a matter of public record that they stopped being our members several months ago when they publicly terminated their membership.
These two have been free agents for several months and as true believers and practitioners of democracy we respect their freedom of political association and choice. Therefore to call them defectors is incorrect and deliberately false.
In any case it is widely known that these two individuals have always belonged to MDC-T in spirit after they were part of the group of 10 MPs and senators who were bribed by Morgan Tsvangirai in Botswana back in 2008 to return to his party. The others, including Nomalanga Khumalo, Norman Mpofu and Abednico Bhebhe went back immediately while Malandu and Mkhosi stayed on because of the perceived benefits of the unity government where parliamentary committees such as COPAC where Mukhosi was deployed by the party provided rich pickings.
The MDC is aware of attempts by the MDC-T to try and fool Zimbabweans into believing that some of our genuine members including Paul Themba Nyathi, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, Jealous Sansole, Esaph Mdlongwa, Jeffret Khumalo, Rittah Ndlovu, Million Moyo among others would join their violent party at yesterday's rally. They were proved to be the liars that they are because these are genuine cadres who would never go back to violence as it goes against everything the MDC stands for.
We are aware that this was a foolish attempt by the ever deceptive MDC-T to try and divert attention from their burning house and leader who is clearly drowning in the deep end and clutching at straws.
Nhlanhla Dube
MDC National Spokesperson
Source - MDC National Spokesperson
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