By Jane Mlambo| A member of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) and National Constitutional Aseembly (NCA) leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku has insisted that they will use the dialogue platform to push electoral reforms that will ensure President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not continue to appoint the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commissioners.

Madhuku torched storm last year when he said POLAD will ensure ZEC Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba is removed and replaced by someone agreed by all political parties.

In an interview with ZimEye yesterday, Madhuku said they would want amendment relating to how ZEC commissioners are appointed.

“For example why would we have an amendment in regarding those things that have been tabled when we would want a situation where we amend the provisions relating to the appointment of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

“We don’t want a situation which is there at the moment where the president appoints the chairperson of ZEC and other commissioners ….we would want those provisions amended by the time we reach 2023, in fact as soon as possible so that we have a new Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

“That has been ignored so the provisions that are being amended, are provisions that ZANU PF wants to amend. The provisions that anyone else wants to amend they are not even on the table that is something that will make clear that it is wrong so even when we are in Polad we will say that, outside Polad we will say it again, so we are going to expand the framework within which we will be contributing to this,” said Madhuku.