By Paul Nyathi|Defeated Minister of Provincial Affairs for Matabeleland South Abednico Ncube is making frantic efforts to make his way back into the ZANU PF fray after losing primary elections over the weekend.

The Minister who briefly collapsed on Monday when he got news of his loss to radio personality Omphile Marupi, is reportedly lodging an appeal with the party electoral commission claiming that Marupi was an illegible candidate.

Ncube who was heavily trounced by Marupi is twinning up with an also defeated Matabeleland South provincial chairman Rapelang Choene to try and force reversal of the voting processes in their constituencies and the entire province.

Ncube lost representation of Gwanda South while Choene lost the Beitbridge Senatorial race to Tambudzani Mohadi estranged wife to the Vice President Kembo Mohadi.

Information from within the ZANU PF offices in Gwanda indicates that Ncube claims that Marupi should be disqualified because he has not served the minimum five years in the ZANU PF structures at least at district level.

Marupi was cleared by the Electoral Commission at the party vetting process which was done at the headquarters in Harare. Ncube did not raise his concerns prior the voting.

Efforts to get a comment from the ZANU PF commissar Englebert Rugeje failed as his mobile phone went unanswered.