Saturday 17 Oct 2020
The MDC T Midlands North Provincial Structures for 2014 met at the Kwekwe party offices on Saturday 17th October 2020, to brief each other on the Supreme Court Judgement of March 31st 2020, that called for the MDCT party to organize for an Extra Ordinary Congress to elect a replacement of the late founding Iconic President Tsvangirai, in line with the party constitution.
This meeting was the province’s first 2014 structures meeting since the ruling was made.
The turnout was good, with delegates from Gokwe Districts, Kwekwe Districts, and Kadoma Senatorial districts.
The MDC T Midlands North province 2014 is made up of 18 Parliamentary Constituencies.
The meeting was facilitated, and chaired by the 2014 provincial chairperson, Mr Sedwel Bhebhe, and was exceptional peaceful and of conducive environment.
Members of the Provincial Executive, District Chairpersons, and congress delegates from districts that make Midlands North province were in attendance.
There were some who gave apologies due to transport logistics. Also in attendance was NEC member Hon Blessing Chebundo, as well as the Deputy Mayors of Kwekwe and Redcliff, and some of the councillors, all who are delegates to the EOC by virtue of their positions in 2014 structures.
The meeting noted the importance of the 2014 delegates from the province to participate in the EOC, and within the party constitutional framework, and processes.
The meeting also discussed the need for the province to be ready with authentic provincial structures/delegates as per the constitution.
The meeting further noted the importance of unity and sanity needed for the party going forward. To that end, the meeting tasked the 2014 respective district chairpersons and their executives and through the provincial chairperson, to assist the party in availing, and validating the lists of the bona fide provincial EOC delegates, given the time that had lapsed since 2014.
The provincial chairman advised that, meanwhile, the province will await in anticipation of the Midlands North Provincial Council to be convened under guidance of the national 2014 leadership, in preparatory for the National EOC, hence the province should be ready with clear cut bona fide structures to enable the provincial council 2014 structures to attend, in fulfilment of the SC judgement, and of the party constitution regarding processes towards EOC.
It was agreed that the District chairpersons should have the lists of structures ready within one week, and these will be used to ‘cross check’ and validates with the available records.
During the plenary interventions from the floor, those who spoke called for unity of purpose amongst ‘all and sundry’ in the province and party, for the good of the party, and the people. Noting that the party and people stand to lose if the obtaining challenges are not addressed sincerely, and as MDC family.
That there was no need for people to display vindictiveness.
The Chairman ended the meeting by thanking the members for their demonstrated peace loving attitude and their conduct during the entire period of meeting, and went further to urge them to maintain this maturity through and through. Further noting that, this was the legacy left by the founding late President.
Midlands North
2014 Comms Dept
