MASVINGO – Rebels within the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) who are plotting the ouster of party president Morgan Tsvangirai met in Gutu District (Masvingo Province) on Saturday to plot the way forward and leaked minutes of the meeting suggest they are already fighting amongst each other.
In the meeting the rebels accused former Masvingo Central MP and Provincial Secretary Tongai Matutu of not coming out clearly to declare his loyalty to the cause and warned him he will not get a meaningful post if the coup plot succeeds.
Nehanda Radio publishes the following ‘unedited’ blow-by-blow account of what allegedly happened during the meeting paHams. The minutes have been supplied to us by a source who was present and includes his own analysis of events.
Our source has also promised to supply more minutes of future meetings.
Those present
– Gutu central 30 touts from a local rank
– Gutu west 9 people who came with Max Mazambani
– Gutu North 7 women and Chitsa
– Gutu South 6….unknown
– Gutu east —-none..
Total present: 52 according to the register of payments which were being made by Aleck Tabe…..
Officials present
– Jefferson Chitando
– Elton Mangoma
– Promise Mkwananzi
– Ernest Mudavanhu
– Heya Shoko
– Oliver Chirume
– Aleck Tabe (formerly with Zinasu)
– Wikiliff
– Trust, Gutu Central Chair
– Max Mazambani losing councilor Gutu West..ward 5.
From chirume family there was Oliver Chirume
– Kuvaoga Chirume,
– Pfungwa Chirume,
– Tsitsi Chirume,
– Tawanda chirume,
– Sherpard Chirume,- – OliverChirume’s mother in -law Mai Chiseva and
-Tsano Charles Chiseva, Oliver’s wife Mai Fredrick Chirume.
– Tawanda Chirume contested july 31 general election under MDC -N ward 22 council.
Promise Mkwananzi speaks
-this meeting is to say bye-bye to MDC-T
– problems started at imposition of candidates at Primary Elections
– followed with massive suspension…of members causing problems in the National Executive
– this party must go back to the founding principles and its constitution
– there is lots of fighting between Leaders hence the violence against Mangoma
– Mangoma will not be ejected from the party unless if he resigns by himself.
– we still committed to the principles of the MDC and on removing ZanuPF..
Elton Mangoma speaks
– MORGAN received $1.5million from Mugabe as a bribe to instal Nikuv..
– he spent thousands of dollars in all the cases of his numerous women…
– Morgan’s father killed an MDC Activist and Morgan got a farm from his in-laws
– his marriage to a daughter of Zanupf worries us…and the timing of the marriage as we were preparing for elections???
– when we go to his house to discuss party issues…the wife spies for Zanu PF and all our information is taken to Zanu PF.
– he refused to be the Party God Father
– he bought a $4million house in Borrowdale with party funds
– donors are not happy with this and have stopped supporting the party..
– the irrigation scheme at his rural home is another cost from donor money
– VIOLENCE -MT has joined Zanu PF as a master of violence. .and fighting within ourselves
– this happened again during primary elections
– Morgan contributed to the setting up of Nikuv..
– people are now angry about what MT is doing causing these problems in the Party.
– I say we have to remove MT now
– we want to hear from you what we should do now? Form another party?
– suggestions were made on the new party name as MDC-TEAM.
– vana Wikklief vachiuchirira maoko “zvikanzi ngafomei Party yedu ipopano”..
ANALYSIS
– people were participating very much raising lots of questions
– Toperesu suggested to Mangoma why he cannot wait for 2016 Congress
– Mangoma was clear and said “tinodyiwa nokuti MT anevanhu”
– Others asked kuti “ko wamumoda kuti aite President ndiani?
– haana kukwanisa kupindura…”tinozozviona pamberi”
– Gutu chief Regime Change Agent is losing MP Gutu East Rensome Makamure
– he has been all over in Gutu trying to recruit people for regime change..
– Last Friday Wikleaf, Trust, Oliver Chirume and some unidentified 2 men were seen at Gutu West organisor Johanes Chikwava’s house in Shashe village
-of the total people attending Mangoma meeting 10 were wife and members of Chirume family
-Gutu Central losing Candidate Nhemachena was strongly defended by Chitando casting doubts on his loyalty?
-Mudavanhu, Oliver and Chitando took turns to question the loyalty of Matutu and blamed him for not coming out in the open…
– they gave him an ultimatum otherwise they will not offer him a meaningful post!!!!!
– majority people who attended were people who are not in the party structures and some expelled rebels and mbavha like Toperesu and Fabiano Mangombe and Chitsa..
– Some were youth who wanted to understand who these people are and their agenda
– hence comments like “iri iDrama chairo” from members who attended and
– “chokwadi kutozoti President Mamgoma iyeyu”
– if they come back…half of the people will not return to his meeting.
– they are not serious people BUT after money.
– their main talk is about MONEY.
– after meeting vanhu vakadya nekunwa chaizvo
– and they were paid their Attendance Fees..
– All organisers were promised to be paid resoundingly if they manage to lure members of up 150 per Branch..
– a fee of $100 per Branch register was pegged.
– Tabe is in charge of the Payments at Masvingo Office.
