Zanu-PF’s Mashonaland East bigwgs, Sydney Sekeramayi and David Parirenyatw earlier accused of supporting Joice Mujuru were saved from expulsion Tuesday through Robert Mugabe’s mercy yesterday.
Robert Mugabe moved to allow the two to be re-elected into the Central Committee in fresh polls held in districts in the province.
Other provincial heavyweights Paddy Zhanda, Jerry Gotora, Newton Kachepa and Eric Navaya also emerged victors in their respective districts with Joel Biggie Matiza the only big shot who failed to make it.
Although the state media reported claiming that Zanu-PF ordered fresh elections in the province following concerns that the list submitted to the 6th National People’s Congress last week did not reflect the wishes of the people, close sources to the developments said Mugabe himself had intervened to restore “Sekeramayi’s dignity”.
One source who cannot be named because of his own accusations of being linked to the disgraced businessman Ray Kaukonde told this reporter, “if it was not for President Mugabe Sekeramayi would be on the street right now.” They added saying the reason was because Sekeramayi had apologised to Mugabe for his links with Kaukonde.
“But it was good for Comrade Sekeramayi to apologise,” the source said.
The recent development could see Sekeramayi retaining his ministerial post despite earlier threats to relinquish him of it.
In Goromonzi, Zhanda, Gorden Mujahwe and Felix Zhangazha won the elections while in Seke, Blanco Matsangura, Tabeth Murwira and Joseph Mubaiwa made it. In Murehwa, Parirenyatwa, Stanley Jakopo and Lilian Zemura made it into the Central Committee with Matiza losing out. The ZANU PF Central Committee members elected in Mutoko are Japhet Chinake, Annah Kadiki and Ordo Nyakudanga while Mudzi had Kachepa, Navaya and Christopher Musa.
Meanwhile Sekeramayi has thanked party officials for standing by him.
“The will of the people has prevailed. I thank you for heeding the call by President Mugabe that fresh elections be held and indeed they have been done in a peaceful environment. To those who lost, we are one and let us work together for the development of the province and the party at large.”
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I agree with you. Its the people of Mash East, the best organised provinces in ZPF, who have openly defied Mugabe.
Why should everyone grovel at Mugabe’s feet. Why should everyone apologise. What exactly have they done. Is it wrong to desire a new leadership?? Anyone has a right to put forward their name to be President. In fact we desperately need a new leader! Zimbabwe is a mess! Where has Mugabe taken us? The whole of ZPF sounds like a naughty boy scout club caught stealing sweets and made to grovel for their supper. How come Bob never apologises. What about the devastation to our nation and the blood in our soil. The mind boggles. What hold does he have over these people? He is the one past retirement age. There is no honour in ZPF anymore and no real courage except to oppress, suppress and beat up a hapless public. This whole past debacle really shows their true colours and we are not impressed.
So it means sekeramai was a more respectable guy than mujuru…… It makes sense now..
If it is true that Sekeramayi apologised then hey Dongo is just being proved right and right. How old is Sekeramayi to be used by Kaukonde and Mujuru. If he admitted then hey this is the mediocrity which has made Zimbabwe to suffer.
This article does not make any sense at all. Many of the victims of Mugabe’s purge apologised but were not forgiven. How do you explain that? I think there is more to this than is being revealed in this article.
There are no “elections” in Zanu PF, only impositions and appointments, otherwise why would the same people who voted Sekeramayi out, then make a u-turn and vote him in again? This level of subordination is shocking and only belongs to cults. Are they also told when and where to have dinner and how many times they must shag their spouses? Unbelievable!!