By Political Reporter- Zanu PF party supporters in Bikita forced the party’s Masvingo Provincial chairman, Ezra Chadzamira to adjourn a crucial party meeting after they protested over the sacking of their councillor on allegations of being anti-2030.
The area’s ward 12 councillor, Brighton Mushekwa, was issued with a prohibition order for not supporting the ED2030 agenda.
The meeting in Bikita, where the Zanu PF members were supposed to get free fertiliser, was called off after supporters demanded answers on why their councillor was issued with a prohibition order.
They said they can only accept the fertiliser distributed by their councillor.
Mushekwa, is among the over dozen party officials who have since appeared before the provincial disciplinary committee on allegations of opposing the 2030 agenda and supporting Chiwenga.
Chadzamira and his team from Masvingo at the meeting openly accused Mushekwa of getting money from Chiwenge to mobilise party supporters to turn against Mnangagwa.
The disrupted meeting was attended by district coordinating chairperson Taruona Chomunoda and provincial executive member Simon Muchafa, who rose to fame when his audio recording attacking Chiwenge and retired army general Engelbert Rugeje was leaked in October.
Chomunoda demanded questions in writing when contacted for comment.
He did not respond to any of the questions.
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In the audio, Muchafa is heard saying he would not support anyone who doesn’t come from Masvingo to take over as president from Mnangagwa.
Delight Mandebvu, the provincial youth chairman, Joulshua Chamisa Ward 23 chairman, Joshua Dhewa (Zanu PF shadow councillor ward 23) also attended the meeting held at Chikukutu turn off on Tuesday.
“The chairman was addressing people when a group of supporters demanded an explanation on the sacking of Mushekwa,” a source who attended the meeting said.
“The supporters ordered that the fertiliser would not be distributed if their councillor was not there.
“They said they know the reason why their councillor was sacked and demanded that not even a single bag of fertilisers would be distributed by anyone else.”
The situation got worse when Chamunoda ordered the police to arrest the supporters, which saw the meeting being called off prematurely. Standard