The MDC-T party’s secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has recalled six more Harare councillors of the MDC Alliance party, including Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba on the basis of a controversial Supreme Court judgment from March which he says empowers him to do so.
Mwoznora wielded his axe on Hammy Madzingira (Sunningdale), Kudzai Kadzombe (Marlborough), Gardenia Marere (Glen View), Costa Mande (Kambuzuma) and Happymore Gotora (Avondale) and Herbert Gomba.
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Part off the letter wrote by Mwonzora read, “In terms of the agreement the member parties retained their individual identities. They also chose their own candidates under their respective quotas. Our party was the Party which these councilors belonged at the time of the 2018 elections. By operation of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe judgment in SC 56/20 a copy of which I am the current Secretary General and as such I have authority to make this correspondence. The members listed below have by operation of clause 5.10.a. of the constitution of our party their membership is automatically terminated.
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The recalls come at a time Gomba, Madzingira and Mande are facing corruption charges at the Harare Magistrates court on charges of illegally selling stands. The three are among numerous opposition leaders recently arrested over trumped up charges.
The MDC-T is believed to be working with the government to destroy the main opposition MDC Alliance.
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