Madiro bounces back Chiefs salute ZDF intervention
MANICALAND ZANU-PF Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) last Friday resolved to reinstate members who were dismissed from the party’s structures for various reasons, with Cde Mike Madiro bouncing back as the province’s chairman.
Cde Madiro was ousted from the party in 2013 on fraud and corruption allegations, which he was later cleared of.
The reinstatements were made during the PCC meeting held in Mutare where the party made resolutions to have President Mugabe resign or be recalled from the party.
Cde Madiro’s reinstatement came following Buhera South Member of Parliament Cde Joseph Chinotimba’s motion to have a substantive provincial chairman.
Cde Samuel Undenge, who along with his wife Letina failed to attend the PCC meeting held at Mutare Polytechnic, was the chairman.
Cde Chinotimba said the province had been running without a substantive chairman since 2013.
“We had no chairman since 2013. There has been impositions of a chairman. Let us agree now that there was an imposed chairman and it was a temporary chairman.
“Let us make sure that the chairman is there. The issue is that we have since TRADITIONAL chiefs in Manicaland have praised the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and its Commander, General Constantino Guveya Chiwenga, for intervening to restore order in the country.
They said General Chiwenga was heavenly sent to save the lives of million people who had been suffering at the hands of President Mugabe.
Thousands of people marched in the streets of Harare on Saturday calling for the resignation of President Mugabe.
President Mugabe was yesterday scheduled to meet army generals to
agreed on the resolutions which were on the agenda. Now let us talk about the chairman who was acting since 2013. The whole of Zimbabwe we have two provinces with chairmen - Matabeleland North and Masvingo. How can we go into elections without a chairman? Let us have one in Manicaland. Let us elect a chairman now. Let us elect a chairman who will lead us into elections in 2018 and I am moving a motion to have Cde discuss the current political and social situation.
“The stance which was made by the ZDF was a noble one. People across many divides are happy as we speak. I think it was God’s wish and His plans for the future of this nation
“It is His plan to be where we are today as a nation. I do not see if there is a problem to say this is what we want as a nation. God speaks in different ways and I am sure this is one way He has spoken. ZDF has stepped in to save the lives of many people,” said Chief Mutasa.
Chief Mutasa said President Mugabe had made his name as a leader over the years but made a “mistake” by allowing
Madiro,” he said.
Cde Chinotimba’s motion was seconded by Cde Albert Nyakuedzwa and Cde Joshua Sacco.
After the announcement of his reinstatement by provincial secretary for administration Cde Kenneth Saruchera, who was chairing the PCC, Cde Madiro was quick to emphasise on the need to exercise democracy during elections.
He said the matter was supposed to be the First Lady to be active in national politics.
“He (President Mugabe) had made his name over the past years. I think his problem rests with his wife. It was one area President should have worked on,” he said.
Chief Chimombe called for peace and urged people not to take any provocative actions.
“As traditional leaders we have to wait and follow decisions from the highest offices. We cannot make decisions. In addition, some of us live in the rural areas where we do not have access to (the latest) information. We might be illinformed, but I call upon people to be united and be peaceful,” he said.
taken to the party’s national executive.
“Let me address on the last issue (his election). It needs no explanation but what I want you to know is that we as Manicaland and as Zanu-PF from the bottom to the top we have what is called democratic centralism. It is a constitutional democracy. It is not only on paper but it means doing things in accordance with the constitution.
It is called constitutionalism. The issue is that I was selected by public demand. As you know, I am a selected member of the Central Committee. The PCC is the electoral body and it gives direction to the party. It should now be taken to the Central Committee,” he said.
The PCC also reinstated Cde Happiness Nyakuedzwa as the chairlady and Cde Tawanda Mukodza as the youth chairman of the provincial Women’s League and Youth League, respectively.