By Jane Mlambo| President Emmerson Mnangagwa has chartered a flight for his delegation and opposition political parties including MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to Victoria Falls where he is expected to launch the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Mnangagwa who will also be jabbed in the resort town had to extend his invitation to Mwonzora despite him not being part of the POLAD platform.

In a letter seen by ZimEye, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Virginia Mabhiza invited Mwonzora to be part of the Victoria Falls event which will be presided over by Mnangagwa.

The letter further advises Mwonzora to get in touch with the Secretary for Justice for travel arrangements.

According to a source in the POLAD platform, principals were referred to a COVID-19 testing centre ahead of the trip to Victoria Falls.

“All the leaders in the POLAD platform will fly with the President and the invitation has been extended to Mwonzora who is not part of the platform. He will fly with us the rest of the party principals,” the source said.

Asked if they will use the usual chartered flight from Dubai, the source said he was not aware as Mnangagwa had used Air Zimbabwe on his trip to Tanzania for John Magufuli’s burial.

To confirm that Mwonzora could be flying together with Mnangagwa, he took his second jab in Harare this morning, the same time Mnangagwa was officially opening a data centre before his flight.

A flight to Victoria Falls usually take an hour with a journey by road taking approximately eight hours.

A few days ago, Mwonzora told MDC-T Members of Parliament to stop anti-Mnangagwa chants, something that could have persuaded the Zanu PF leader to consider him among his delegation to Victoria Falls.