By A Correspondent| President Emmerson Mnangagwa has completely dissolved the office of the second vice President previously occupied by Kembo Mohadi with his aides redeployed to other government departments in a move that could mean no immediate plans to fill the vacant seat reserved for former ZAPU members.

According to the 1987 Unity Accord, a former ZAPU member occupies one of the presidium seats.

Previously, Dr Joshua Nkomo, John Landa Nkomo, Joseph Msika and later Phelekezela Mphoko occupied the vice President seat.

In a statement last night, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda said David Marapira who was the Minister of State in the Office of the Vice President is now in charge of monitoring and implementation of special agriculture-related programmes.

Reverend Paul Bayethe Damasane, who was Permanent Secretary in the Office of former VP Mohadi, has been promoted to deputy chief secretary for Social Services Sector with special responsibility for monitoring programmes in the Ministries of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation; National Housing and Social Amenities; Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare; and Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development including their parastatals.

He said Engineer Amos Marawa, former Permanent Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure Development has been elevated to the post of national co-ordinator (deputy chief secretary grade) responsible for flagship programmes and projects in the Office of the President and Cabinet.

“In that capacity, Eng Marawa will be responsible for providing technical leadership in supporting the formulation and implementation of high impact flagship infrastructural programmes and projects in the provinces, in close consultation with Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution,” said Dr Sibanda.

-State Media