Minister Of Local Government Reinstates Mayors Expelled By Chamisa
3 years agoThu, 07 May 2020 16:00:55 GMT
The Minister of Local Government, July Moyo, has reinstated opposition MDC Mayors for Masvingo and Victoria Falls Mayors who had been recalled by Nelson Chamisa.
The development was revealed in a letter that was written by the Minister to Cllr Dlamini. The letter read in part:
Following receipt of a letter from the secretary-general of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) stating that it is reversing your recall, I hereby withdraw my letter of 25 March 2020 dismissing you from council. You are hereby re-instated as councillor for Ward 9 Victoria Falls Municipality without loss of allowances.
Reports suggest that Dlamini was expelled for defying the party’s directive to select Margaret Varley as mayor. Meanwhile, the ruling ZANU PF has also claimed that Minister Moyo has also reinstated Masvingo Mayor. The party claimed:
LOCAL Govt Minister has reinstated the opposition MDC Mayor for Vic Falls, Somvelo Dlamini, as well as Masvingo Mayor, Collen Maboke, following instructions to do so from the recently reinstated MDC Secretary-General
MDC is marred by factionalism that has also seen four Members of Parliament belonging to the party being recalled from Parliament by the reinstated leadership.
The battle for party leadership emerged shortly before the death of the party founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai in 2018.
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