Own Correspondent|Reports coming through indicate that the Matabeleland North MDC provincial structure has snubbed their founding provincial chairperson Morgen Komichi in their list for national leadership of the party.

Sources on the ground revealed that the party members nominated President Nelson Chamisa as their preferred leader of the party seconding Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti and Thabitha Khumalo as his Deputies.

Unlike other provinces that have submitted their nominations, the province ignored Komichi who started his political career in the province when he was employed at the ZESA Power Station in Hwange at the founding of the MDC in 1999.

Also snubbed by the province are ambitious Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora and former Harare Mayor Engineer Elias Mudzuri who are hoping to be nominated to challenge Chamisa at the presidency.

The usually very principled province expressed their true nature of home allegiance when they nominated one of their own, Joel Gabbuza Gabuza to contest the national chairman position.

Party spokesperson Jacob Mafume was yet again nominated to retain his position with Midlands lawyer Brian Dube receiving the province’s confidence to deputize him.

Other party heavyweights who were excluded by the province include outgoing youth secretary Happymore Chidziva and Women Assembly boss Lynette Karenyi.

The provincial nomination processes which kicked off on Sunday, have been largely peaceful with party spokesperson Mafume indicating that they are being conducted within the premise of the party roadmap.