Terrence Mawawa Chiredzi | Controversial Masvingo State Minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa embarrassed her self again in public wwhen she failed to climb up the stairs to address a meeting in the lowveld town.
Mahofa himiliated herself before hundreds of Zanu PF supporters when she addressed the meeting seated at the Chitsanga Hall steps.
On the same day Mahofa also forced her delegation to have a briefing outside Chiredzi Town Council offices after she failed to climb up the stairs to the boardroom in the first floor.
The briefing was done outside after the minister had failed to climb the stairs. Although Mahofa was quick to apologise, hundreds of people who witnessed the embarrassing incident called on the minister and her ilk to resign and pave way for fresh and dynamic people. Mahofa said:”my apology for addressing the meeting while seated. I am not feeling well but I could not miss this important gathering.”
Zivanai Muzorodzi of Community Tolerance Reconciliation And Development Trust(COTRAD), said Mahofa’s resignation was imminent following the disgraceful incident.
“This is a mockery to the people of Masvingo. How can we have a minister of such calibre? We have been following Mahofa’s stories with passion and we are deeply saddened by the fact that she is failing to execute her duties. It is in her interest to resign because the hectic nature of her job endangers her own health. To worsen the matter, operations in the whole province have been affected by her poor health,” said Muzorodzi.
Masvingo based political analyst Prosper Tiringindi said it was noble for Mahofa to resign and pave way for an energetic minister.
“We feel sorry for Mahofa because she is our grandmother but I frankly believe she has to resign and leave room for someone else to take over,” said Tiringindi.
Mahofa who over a year ago also shifted her office to the ground floor at Benjamin Burombo Building, is now seen as a political liability in Zanu PF and in the entire province.