By Own Correspondent| Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has urged party stalwarts to be guided by the Constitutional dictates of the party considering that Zanu Pf is bigger than individuals hence no one has monopoly over it.

Addressing supporters at Chipadze Stadium in Bindura yesterday (Saturday), VP Chiwenga said individuals must not mistake their popularity to be a reflection of ownership of the party.

Said Chiwenga:

“Zanu-PF is a like a pocket, it can fit everyone but no one can put the party into their pocket.

No matter how popular you become you’ll never own Zanu-PF.”

Speaking at the same venue, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said former party members who were contesting the forthcoming polls as independent candidates had automatically expelled themselves from the party.

Mnangagwa said the party was bigger than individuals hence these people ceased to be members of Zanu Pf because they had failed to be guided by the party’s Constitutional provisions.

Said Mnangagwa:

“You held primaries and let me reiterate that the party is bigger than any individual and no person should personalise it.

Independent candidates automatically expelled themselves from the party and should not campaign using my name or our party regalia as that is in violation of ZEC regulations.”