FORMER Zanu PF Youth League secretary for the commissariat Godfrey Tsenengamu has been expelled from the party for the second time in less than five years.

Tsenengamu, who becomes the first member to be expelled under the New Dispensation, was once shown the exit door during the late former President Robert Mugabe’s reign in 2015 for attacking the party leadership on social media, and abusing party resources.

His sacking follows last month’s suspension of the secretary for Youth League Pupurai Togarepi, his deputy, Lewis Matutu, as well as the former youth commissar for indiscipline.

In its first meeting of the year, the Politburo decided that Togarepi will remain a Central Committee member, while Matutu and Tsenengamu remain card-carrying members.

Matutu and Tsenengamu were suspended for 12 months and were directed to undergo rigorous training at Chitepo School of Ideology for three months before they were allowed to contest for any position in the party.

Tsenengamu defied the Politburo and continued with his rantings, while Matutu has started the ideology lectures.

Briefing journalists after the 337th session of the Politburo in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF national secretary for Administration, Obert Mpofu, said Mr Tsenengamu had been expelled for indiscipline.

“A unanimous resolution was passed by the Politburo that the former youth secretary for commissariat be expelled due to his intransigence and continued disparaging of senior party members,” he said.

Earlier on, President Mnangagwa had called on party members not toallow personal interests to threaten the unity in the party.

While addressing the 337th Ordinary Session of the Politburo, the President and First Secretary of the party, said Zanu PF cannot afford to be preoccupied with sideshows and negative noises meant to cause despondency among members.-State media