ZEC omits Mudzi South Constituency from voter registration

Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Mudzi South Jonathan Samukange yesterday wrote to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Justice Rita Makarau advising her that his constituency was  omitted from the list of areas from the list of areas that are supposed to be covered by the exercise.

Said Samukange:

I tried to register with my constituency at Parliament and ZEC offices, but I was told that the constituency does not exist and I should register with either Mudzi North or Mudzi West. How can a constituency with more than 55 000 people not exist? ZEC and the service provider did not apply their minds to this and they are not diligent enough. Their conduct is reckless. People in my constituency are now refusing to vote. They are not happy and I am going around talking to people who have already registered in either of the optional constituencies to register again in the constituency. Even if I win in my constituency, the opponent can contest my victory arguing that I cheated and connived with the system to rig the election in my favour by making people register to vote elsewhere.

Samukange gave ZEC up to October 24 to address the issue or face legal action. Justice Makarau said the issue had been brought to her attention and service providers of the BVR system had been tasked to solve it.

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