Jane Mlambo| The state owned Sunday Mail has reported that the MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa wants to pressurize President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint him Prime Minister instead of the leader of the opposition in parliament.
The Herald further reports that Chamisa is planning to do away with party secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora as part of a broad agenda to solidify his political base.
Chamisa has openly declared that he will not accept any role in Mnangagwa’s government and the State Media’s story appears divorced the situation obtaining on the ground.
Even Chamisa’s spokesperson Dr Nkululeko Sibanda denied plans to purge Mwonzora and to push for a Prime Minister position.
“The president has called for the meeting, yes, but I cannot share the agenda with the Press at this stage because you will be informed of the resolutions of the meeting after it has taken place.
“What I can only say is that the president is strengthening his party and priming all his members so that they can remain in line with the SMART agenda that we seek to deliver,” said Sibanda in an interview with The Sunday Mail.