MDC-T Bigwigs Lose Primary Elections, Mudzuri Does Not Want To Be Challenged

Sitting legislators such as Gift Chimanikire, (Southerton), Webster Maondera (Glen Norah) Fani Munengami (Glen View North) James Maridadi (Tafara/Mabvuku) and Simon Chidhakwa (Zengeza West) lost primary elections in the Nelson Chamisa led MDC-T. Other sitting legislators who lost include Mr Jameson Timba (Mount Pleasant) and women assembly chairperson, Ms Lynette Karenyi (Dangamvura-Chikanga).

Warren Park legislator and MDC-T Vice President Elias Mudzuri criticised the decision to subject him to primary elections considering that he is in the presidium. Said Mudzuri:

As a vice president I cannot be seen being challenged by junior people unless the idea is to reduce me into a political midget. Besides some of these people do not fit into the election template that we have set as a party. You cannot have a whole vice president going into a ward and subjected to primaries with junior members. I am in the presidium and have been acting president. Nowhere in the world do you see that happening. It is a joke. I hope someone is not playing political games meant to reduce me into a midget.

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