THE ruling party Zanu-PF has directed provincial structures to implement a 2017 Extra-Ordinary Congress resolution to incorporate war veterans as either their chairperson or vice chairpersons.

The resolution provides that when the provincial chairmanship is held by someone who is not a veteran of the liberation struggle, he or she, would be deputised by a war veteran.

In a circular addressed to all provincial chairpersons and read during the Mashonaland West provincial war veterans’ indaba held in Kadoma recently, Zanu-PF national secretary for the commissariat Engelbert Rugeje said the resolution had been endorsed by the Central Committee.

The Central Committee is Zanu-PF’s highest decision-making body outside Congress.

“You will recall that the December 2017 Zanu-PF Extra-Ordinary Congress endorsed a resolution on the elevation of veterans of the liberation struggle both in the party and Government.

“Pursuant to this resolution, you are directed by way of this circular to ensure that war veterans are incorporated into the main wing party structures from cell to provincial level in view of the restructuring exercise.

“If the chairman is a non-war veteran then the deputy should be a war veteran or vice versa,” the circular read.

Rugeje said preference should also be given to war veterans for posts of commissariat and secretary for security from cell level up to provincial level.

“The posts of political commissariat and deputy commissariat from cell level to provincial level should be preferably be filled by war veterans.

“The posts of secretary and deputy secretary for security from cell level to provincial should also preferably be filled with war veterans,” he said.

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association provincial chairperson Cornelius Muoni said while war veterans were grateful for the resolution, they were anticipating a quota system for war veterans.State Media