Published: 2016 July 20 08:16:30 (7029 Views)

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has made matters worse in a bid to curl up succession wars within the party by appointing two more Vice Presidents without clear duties or tasks, creating potential room for the VPs to step on each other.

Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri were elevated to the post of vice president, amid allegations that their appointment was aimed at diluting Thokozani Khupe’s powers.

In making the appointments, Tsvangirai did not assign specific roles to the two new VPs, creating a potential for the triumvirate of his deputies to step on each other’s toes.

Tsvangirai’s spokesman, Luke Tamborinyoka, yesterday said that the mandates of the VPs would be announced soon.

“They are yet to be given mandates, but that will be done anytime soon after president Tsvangirai comes back from the hospital, where he is undergoing chemotherapy,” he said.

Tsvangirai last month revealed that he was suffering from cancer of the colon and doctors in South Africa have been attending to him.

After news of the elevation of Chamisa and Mudzuri last week, some party members expressed disgruntlement and there were fears that the move could cause a party split.

MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora and spokesperson Obert Gutu, who were both away in Hungary and Victoria Falls respectively, were reportedly among the many members miffed by the move.




- News day

Comment as Anonymous | Comment With Facebook Submit

There are no comments.

Big Reads

© Copyright 2025 Zim Metro is not responsible for the content of external sites | Contact Us: editor@zimmetro.net | RSS Feeds | Sitemap