Terrence Mawawa Masvingo As the factional infighting in Zanu PF gets worse, suspended members have vowed to forge ahead with preparations for the Bikita West Constituency primary election.
The race for the party’s primaries has turned ugly with Elias Musakwa, Everson Machaya, Wellington Mutisi and Tichaona Mandebvu, all members of the Team Lacoste camp said to be backing Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, falling by the wayside.
Zanu PF National Commissar Savior Kasukuwere and First Lady Grace Mugabe and appointed provincial chairperson Amasa Nhenjana are determined to block suspected Mnangagwa sympathisers from participating in the primary election. ZimEye.com can reveal the suspended members are busy campaigning ahead of the primary election. One of the suspended members, Mutisi was spotted driving a vehicle with campaign posters pasted on it. Asked about the said suspension Mutisi indicated he was unfazed by the decision. “I cannot say much at the moment but as you can see, I am busy campaigning for the primaries,” he said.
A party insider also said:”It is going to be a real battle because the members were suspended in an unfair manner. We will see what Kasukuwere and his sympathisers will do.The decision to suspend the aspiring candidates was sanctioned by individuals. It was Nhenjana and Kasukuwere who rejected the four’s papers,” said a senior provincial member. The city fell vacant after former MP Munyaradzi Kereke was sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape.