By A Correspondent-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has been deserted by hundreds of members who had defected to his faction during the Thokozani Khupe era.

This came out last week in Gwanda when the former MDC Alliance Matabeleland South chairperson Watchy Sibanda, who had defected to the MDC-T then led by Thokozani Khupe, was re-admitted into the Nelson Chamisa party last week.

Sibanda resigned from the Mwonzora-led party.

At a meeting held in Gwanda, the Matabeleland South MDC Alliance provincial executive also welcomed back about 450 members, who had followed Sibanda to MDC-T.

Ntando Ndlela, MDC Alliance Matabeleland South spokesperson, told The Standard that Sibanda had brought with him the whole district leadership of MDC-T in Matobo North.

“Edmore Nkomo, a former leader of our party, who went with Khupe, has come back and almost all of those who went away with him in Insiza district are back.

“The Chamisa-led party is growing big here and we are so excited.”

Another bigwig who had gone with Khupe, Mbiyezwe Nare, has also re-joined MDC Alliance in Gwanda district, Ndlela said.

“We welcome home all these comrades. MDC Alliance is home for all who seriously want a better Zimbabwe,” he added.

“We are getting ready to take over power from the failed government of Zanu PF.”

He claimed that people in Matabeleland were “fast seeing that Mwonzora and Khupe are a Zanu PF project”.

Ndlela challenged Mwonzora to try and have a meeting or mini rally in Matabeleland if he wanted to see that he has no followers in the region.

“People want change here,” he said.

-The Standard