Own Correspondent|MDC Secretary-General Douglas Mwonzora on Saturday survived a national council push to oust him from the opposition movement as he came to the meeting way prepared for the onslaught on him.

Mwonzora reportedly faced three charges: (1) Undermining the party position by clandestinely meeting and apologising to Chief Justice Luke Malaba; (2) Failing to expel candidates that ran as independents; (3) Contradicting party vice president Morgan Komichi on congress

“Mwonzora came prepared and Chamisa loyalists were unable able to pin him down,” said a source that requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to the Press.

“By the time the meeting started members had received WhatsApp messages with minutes of the meeting (see below) which appeared to show that Mwonzora apologised for a fake story that was circulating on MDC platforms claiming Malaba received a US$20 million dollar bribe. So the Malaba allegations became a non-issue. The original accusation was that he had betrayed the party by apologising for the heckling by our legislators.

“On the issue of failing to expel candidates Mwonzora turned the tables and showed letters where he requested the names of the rebels so he could take action. The relevant party executives had not responded to the letter and Mwonzora therefore rejected the charge.

“The Komichi issue was a chronological issue. Mwonzora proved that he was the first to speak on the issue before Komichi and therefore could not be accused of contradicting the vice president.”

Minutes of the meeting between Mwonzora and Malaba:

– Online Sources