By Paul Nyathi

Opposition MDC-T has resolved to engage pastors from various churches to engage with their estranged Deputy President Thokozani Khuphe to try and bring her back into working with the new party leadership.

After exhausting all possible channels to engage the disgruntled Deputy President, the party’s National Council on Thursday resolved that Khuphe be given last efforts to bring her back to the party by having a delegation of pastors engage with her.

Speaking in an interview after the Council meeting, Presidential Spokesperson of the party Luke Tamborinyoka said that the Council resolved to give the pastors seven days to engage Khuphe and her collegues National Chairman Lovemore Moyo and National Organiser Abednico Bhebhe.

“The party felt that maybe they will understand the pastors better,” he said.

“We have given them seven days to make up their minds in the engagements with the pastors after which if nothing positives comes up we will engage the party constitution to decide their fate in the party,” said Tamborinyoka.

“It must be noted that the three hold very critical positions in the party and for the party to function well these need to be operating efficiently.”

The three have been boycotting party programmes including crucial meetings as they have openly expressed their unwillingness to work with the new party President Nelson Chamisa.