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'Chamisa set to launch new party,' claims Zanu-PF
11 Nov 2024 at 07:13hrs | Views
ZANU-PF provincial chairperson for Midlands, Edson Chihengere, has suggested that former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is preparing to launch a new political party. Chihengere, addressing supporters at Charandura Business Centre in Chirumanzu, claimed that Chamisa's previous party, the CCC, had disintegrated, and the ruling ZANU-PF was ready to dismantle whatever new political formation Chamisa intended to build.
During an event where 50 individuals, allegedly former CCC supporters, were paraded as having defected to ZANU-PF, Chihengere made strong remarks, asserting that the opposition party no longer existed.
"This party (CCC) wants to register another party. We know there is no longer any CCC because the party has disintegrated. We are waiting for the new party to come on board so that we destroy it again," Chihengere declared, drawing applause from the gathered crowd.
The ZANU-PF chairperson went on to express his approval of the defectors, acknowledging their decision to join the ruling party. He stated that both ZANU-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa recognized the move. However, he issued a stern warning to the new members, advising them not to harbor ambitions of grabbing positions within the party.
"Let me, however, say you are better being open in joining ZANU-PF than those who are already in the party yet we do not know how they came to be ZANU-PF members," Chihengere added, urging the defectors to demonstrate loyalty and avoid internal conflicts.
Meanwhile, Chamisa, who had previously led the CCC, made statements at a memorial service in Masvingo last month, hinting at the possibility of taking the reins of the country in the future. However, he clarified that he was not yet ready to form a new political party to challenge the ruling ZANU-PF.
Chamisa's departure from the CCC was marked by a public dispute over leadership, particularly after Sengezo Tshabangu, a self-styled interim secretary-general of the party, initiated a series of legislative recalls, which Chamisa claimed had infiltrated the party.
As political tensions continue to simmer, ZANU-PF's strategy of parading defectors and asserting dominance in the Midlands region signals its ongoing determination to maintain control of the political narrative while Chamisa remains at a crossroads in his political journey.
During an event where 50 individuals, allegedly former CCC supporters, were paraded as having defected to ZANU-PF, Chihengere made strong remarks, asserting that the opposition party no longer existed.
"This party (CCC) wants to register another party. We know there is no longer any CCC because the party has disintegrated. We are waiting for the new party to come on board so that we destroy it again," Chihengere declared, drawing applause from the gathered crowd.
The ZANU-PF chairperson went on to express his approval of the defectors, acknowledging their decision to join the ruling party. He stated that both ZANU-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa recognized the move. However, he issued a stern warning to the new members, advising them not to harbor ambitions of grabbing positions within the party.
"Let me, however, say you are better being open in joining ZANU-PF than those who are already in the party yet we do not know how they came to be ZANU-PF members," Chihengere added, urging the defectors to demonstrate loyalty and avoid internal conflicts.
Meanwhile, Chamisa, who had previously led the CCC, made statements at a memorial service in Masvingo last month, hinting at the possibility of taking the reins of the country in the future. However, he clarified that he was not yet ready to form a new political party to challenge the ruling ZANU-PF.
Chamisa's departure from the CCC was marked by a public dispute over leadership, particularly after Sengezo Tshabangu, a self-styled interim secretary-general of the party, initiated a series of legislative recalls, which Chamisa claimed had infiltrated the party.
As political tensions continue to simmer, ZANU-PF's strategy of parading defectors and asserting dominance in the Midlands region signals its ongoing determination to maintain control of the political narrative while Chamisa remains at a crossroads in his political journey.
Source - newsday
