By Paul Nyathi|While President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance coalition Presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa will be squaring it out in the fiery Presidential Election, their top aides will also be squaring out in another epic battle for the Goromonzi West House of Assembly seat in the harmonised elections set for July this year.

President Mnangagwa’s self confessed most loyal aide Energy Mutodi and MDC-T presidential spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka will square up in the potentially hot battle.

Tamborinyoka sailed through the MDC-T’s selection process at the weekend at a consensus-building meeting held at Munyawiri District Development Fund centre, ward 1 in Goromonzi West.

The consensus meeting, which confirmed Tamborinyoka as the party’s candidate, was presided over by Morgen Ncube, the organising secretary of the MDC-T youth assembly.

Tamborinyoka secured the party’s ticket to represent Goromonzi West after his rival Anna Denhere pulled out of the race and endorsed him “as her senior in the party”.

Mutondi convincingly won the ZANU PF primary elections last month.

“I am humbled by the people of Goromonzi West. The party has transparently completed its processes,” Tamborinyoka said in an interview.

“Unlike Mutodi, I am a Domboshava son, who has a comprehensive plan to uplift the lives of the people of this area, where I come from.

“I am convinced I will add value to the party in Parliament, given my professional background and my grounding in this community of my birth, where I reside.

“The party will have to make a formal announcement about its candidates but yes, I underwent a process of consensus in Goromonzi West.”