By A Correspondent- Addressing the media at Morgan Tsvangirai House, leader of the splinter faction of the MDC T Thokozani Khupe declared that her party is the official opposition in the country following the Supreme Court ruling which appointed her acting president.

Said Khupe, while flanked by Douglas Mwonzora, Morgan Komichi and Emgeneer Elias Mudzuri:

“After the Supreme Court ruling this is our first National Standing Committee meeting. We met here as a leadership and say let us reflect back on what happened and let us correct that.

These are the founding members of the MDC T. Most of the members that you are seeing here are the real founders of the MDC T…The people you are seeing here are the founding members of the MDC T…

We are here today, we are standing, we are now up on our toes, feet and on our toes We are rearing to go. Our desire as the opposition that will make sure that Zimbabweans have a better life. We want to make sure that we become a government in waiting…”

In an interview post 2018, Khupe who contested the 2018 elections using the MDC T logo and brand is however on record saying she was content with her performance in the presidential elections where she polled a paltry 45 573 votes.

While she boasted of beating 17 other contenders (men) who were vying for the country’s top job, Khupe who was proclaimed leader of the MDC T by a Supreme Court ruling was a distant third on the number of votes that she got compared to her former ally Nelson Chamisa of MDC Alliance who garnered 2 147 436 votes while Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu PF got 2 460 463 votes, which to date are disputed.

It therefore remains to be seen whether Khupe will indeed get the backing of the masses and only time will tell.

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