MDC secretary general, Douglas Mwonzora has said he will not be silenced after he was savaged during the party's standing committee mee...
MDC secretary general, Douglas Mwonzora has said he will not be silenced after he was savaged during the party's standing committee meeting yesterday.
“I was never gagged. I was asked why I had said certain things in the Press and I explained that it was because those leaders were attacking me in the Press.
“I explained that I had the right to reply and further explained that for me, it was a reputation issue. I do not accept being portrayed as weak.
“We agreed that we are in this position because of other senior leaders who were attacking me and nobody was there to defend me,” he said.
“In terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, accused people have the right of reply, especially when there are lies circulating that I am being funded by Zanu PF," he told Newsday.
Party organiser Amos Chibaya, has denied allegations that he was Chamisa’s fixer, saying he was conducting party elections in line with the MDC constitution.
“Congress is a contest for power and people will always find a way of blaming the other person for their failures, but I can assure you that the process is going on smoothly after holding congresses in 1 954 wards. We have one unfortunate incident of violence. We have a few petitions. Surely this shows mature democracy,” he said.
Party vice-president Morgan Komichi said he was confident there would be no contests for Chamisa’s post.
“The MDC people are going to nominate Nelson Chamisa with ease. He is going to be nominated by all the 10 provinces in the country and our three external ones. No one is going to be nominated except president Chamisa,” he said.
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