Jane Mlambo| Former Dangamvura-Chikanga parliamentarian and opposition MDC Shadow Minister of Defence, Giles Mutsekwa has thrown his hat in the ring to become the party’s next president, charging that the current leader Nelson Chamisa had failed to rise to the occasion.

Posting on Facebook yesterday, Mutsekwa, a former co-minister of Home Affairs in the inclusive government, announced that he will be running to replace Morgan Tsvangirai who succumbed to cancer of the colon in February this year.

“I can confirm with authority that i will be running for the vacant office left by our nation icon Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirai. We tried Chamisa on an interim basis but he failed and eventually turned out to be a film maker of Mukadota type,” said Mutsekwa.

Besides Mutsekwa, Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora and Vice President Elias Mudzuri are believed to be angling to challenge hot favourite Chamisa to the party’s top job.

MDC is due to hold its next elective congress in October next year