MUTASA CENTRAL
– The MDC Alliance has accused Zanu PF of being involved in influencing the High
Court ruling which nullified Nelson Chamisa’s presidency claiming it was
an attempt to frustrate its forthcoming elective congress.
Addressing journalists on Thursday on the
sidelines of the Mutasa Rural District Council (MRDC) ward 10 by
election campaign rally at Masere business Centre in Mutasa Central
constituency vice president Morgen Komichi said the move by the High
Court was well crafted.
“The ruling was well crafted. We are not shaken
because we were aware of all this.
“They want to frustrate our congress set for this month,”
he said.
‘’You don’t recall a president by a court order.
l am very sure that this was well crafted to embarrass our party.
“We are not shaken at all, this court ruling is not going
to change anything,” said Komichi.
He alleged that Zanu PF was trying to impose
leaders on people.
“You cannot give people a leader, but people chose
their own leader who is President Nelson Chamisa,” he said.
The High Court on Wednesday nullified Nelson
Chamisa’s MDC presidency and ordered the party to hold an extra-ordinary
congress to choose a new leader within a month.
The party has already vowed to go ahead with its
planned elective congress later this month while appealing the court
ruling.
MDC candidate Rose Mukodza will lock horns with
Margaret Tindika and Justice Chirimo both of ZANU PF.
The ward 10 seat was declared vacant following the
incarceration of MDC’s Frank Chitembwe in February this year for public
violence.
He was slapped with a two year jail term for
public violence in the January 14-16 massive protests.
Chitembwe was granted bail pending appeal after
ZEC had already sat for the nomination court early this month with three
candidates successfully filing their papers.
In his High Court application, Chitembwe was
seeking the intervention of the High Court to set aside the actions of
(ZEC) to hold the by-election on May 11.
