By A Correspondent- The Vice President of the splinter MDC-T, Advocate Obert Gutu on Friday night said that his party has resolved not to field a candidate for the Glen View South by-election.

He said the party does not want to appear as fighting the son of MDC founding father and former Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai.

The seat fell vacant when Tsvangirai’s daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java succumbed to road accident injuries in June.

Posting on Twitter, Gutu said:

Nomination Court for Glen View South by-election sat on Friday, July 26, 2019. MDC-T decided not to field a candidate because we found it unconscionable to field a candidate to contest against Vincent Tsvangirai, son of our late iconic leader, Dr.Morgan Tsvangirai… MHDSRIEP

Some observers have noted that the decision might not have been influenced by the fact that Vincent Tsvangirai is vying for the post since the MDC-T fielded a candidate in 2018 when Vimbai was running for the same post.

Some of the people who responded to his post said that even if every supporter of the MDC-T was to vote in Glen View South, the party’s candidate would still lose.

Others suggested that Gutu rejoin the party to which he said that even over his dead body it was “absolutely and thoroughly impossible”.