Own Correspondent|In a move flooded with political selfishness and abuse of power, the ruling ZANU PF has agreed to shut opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa out of the 2023 presidential election.

The party which enjoys a two thirds majority in parliament passed a resolution at its 17th annual conference to push for a constitutional amendment raising the minimum age requirement for the presidency to fifty two years from forty years.

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda who is a senior member of the party read out the resolutions at the close of the conference which ordered Zanu PF parliamentarians to push for the amendment of the country’s constitution.

“Party should amend the national Constitution to include a requirement for a 50-year age limit for presidential candidates,” read the resolution in part.

Chamisa turned 40 earlier this year and will turn fifty two after the 2028 elections.

The ZANU PF aligned War Veterans have been at the forefront of the call for a constitutional amendment in a desperate bid to stop Chamisa.

Secretary general Victor Matemadanda told State radio that the party was talking the deliberate move to deal with Chamisa.

“The problem with the opposition is that they only shout without providing an alternative view. We must engage because we have a reason to push for the changes. It’s allowed in a democratic state. Shouting at me does not stop the amendment.

“We have realised that the youths are giving us problems. We had the G40 in Zanu PF that almost sunk our party and now the person giving us grief Chamisa is within the same generation. So, we will push the party to adopt the age limit resolution,” said Matemadanda.
Commenting, analysts Tawanda Dzvokora and Chiwoneso Mpofu said the development speaks more of desperation by zanu PF which claims to have won the 2018 elections. VIDEO LOADING BELOW….