Paul Nyathi
MDC-T Spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni has warned inconsistent MDC Alliance Gwanda Councillors of stern measures from the MDC-T after four off the six councillors made a quick about turn and returned to the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance having dumped him just under a week ago.
The six councillors were last week unveiled with pictures as newly recruited members of the Khupe led MDC-T at a meeting which was presided on by Phugeni and other senior party officials in the province.
The Matabeleland South Provincial executive of the MDC Alliance on Saturday wrote a memo to the party National leadership reporting that the councillors had expressed allegiance to Chamisa after meeting with the province’s management committee claiming that they never made any commitments to Khupe.
The party memo read as follows:
“As Mat south Management, we would like to take this opportunity to announce that not all our councillors crossed the flow to Makhuphe. We had a meeting with our councillors and Gwanda central CCC today, Saturday. The councillors explained that they were called for a meeting by Mdc T leadership which they attended and were adressed by Phugeni. The following four councilors did not accept their request;
His worship Jaston Mazhale
Councillor Nappy Moyo
Councillor Siziba
Councillor Tshuma
The four councillors said their President is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and are apologizing to the party members and their electorate for being “clumsy”.
“We hope their appology will be taken into consideration as you have assigned us to talk them.”
In response, Phugeni dismissed the councillors’ claim that they had only been invited for a meeting indicating that the councillors voluntarily invited the MDC-T to express their move to back Khupe over Chamisa.
“It’s all fallacy what they are saying now,” said Phugeni in an interview with ZimEye.com. “These councillors are playing cat and mouse games at the wrong time.”
“What they are trying to tell us is that even if ZANU PF was to invite them for a meeting tomorrow they will attend? They would do the same with Mujuru and Nkosana Moyo? It’s a serious lack of integrity from these councillors,” he said.
Phugeni further indicated that the party will be meeting this week to deliberate on the four councillors in the wake of their latest move.
Probed if the party will be recalling the councillors, Phugeni said the party will go through all its processes and definitely recall the councillors.