Embattled MDC-T vice president Thokozani Khupe on Friday announced that her boss Douglas Mwonzora broke away from the party after he indicated that his outfit was going to campaign in the upcoming by-elections under the name MDC Alliance used by Nelson Chamisa.
Addressing her supporters in Bulawayo, Khupe announced that Mwonzora escaped from the opposition party and formed a splinter group.
She also accused the party leader of violating the organisation’s constitution by appointing a second vice president. Khupe said the 2020 extraordinary congress that installed Mwonzora as president was “bogus” and “illegitimate” because it did not form a quorum.
“Mwonzora has on times without numbers violated the constitution of the party during his tenure as the President of the Party. Mwonzora is an illegitimate President who is a product of a rigged extraordinary congress which did not form a quorum,” Khupe said before hundreds of party faithful.
“Mwonzora is an illegitimate leader and president, who has no power to run the affairs. He violated the constitution by also appointing a second president which is not provided for.
“The Mwonzora cabal has gone on to disband legitimate structures, a case in point, the Bulawayo provincial executive and replaced it with a bogus structure whereas Article 6,9, 7 is very clear on what should have happened to the 2014 Bulawayo provincial executive.
“This reckless behavior calls into question the composition of the National Council because legitimate 2014 national council members have been replaced by fake council members. This scenario applies in every other province.
“Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora benefitted from a violent extraordinary congress which was rigged and did not form a quorum.”
Khupe also said Mwonzora’s decision to grab Chamisa’s name, effectively meant he expelled himself from the MDC-T.
“Mwonzora has already notified ZEC that he will contest the upcoming by-elections under the MDC Alliance party. In so doing, Mwonzora has fired himself because in terms of the MDC-T constitution Article 5: 10a ‘membership of the party shall be terminated if a member joins or supports a political party other than the MDC-T. Termination of membership in these circumstances is automatic,” Khupe said.
On the MDC-T split, Khupe said: “This day, the 21st January, the Year of Our Lord 2022, I announce that the MDC-T has split, and there are now two MDC-T formations, one led by yours truly, Dr. Thokozani Khupe.”
This comes after Mwonzora’s faction, on Thursday, released a statement announcing the suspension of Khupe. Nehanda Radio
Iziphukuphuku lezi don’t have a direction
Zvadhakwa izvo moreover it’s not breaking simply because there is nothing there , no one in his rightful mind and no direct benefit can follow those clowns, khupe and , mwonzvora is delaying our freedom, we will held you two guys accountable for that when time is right
Taurai Masvinge well said
In a democratic country zvinorambidzwa here izvozvo ,you will held them accountable for what ?
Marcus Tee Matewe do you have democracy in Zimbabwe?
Taurai Masvinge So if there’s no democracy vanemhosva yei ,even if democracy was there mhosva yavo ndeyei
Marcus Tee Matewe read my comment again unoiona mhosva yavo
Marcus Tee Matewe if you don’t see what khupe and monzvora is doing you’re dumb dumm
Taurai Masvinge Delaying freedom pakuita their own parties here,imhosva to form your own party here ,munhu anodyiwa nevanhu nhai ,musi waanoshaiwa vanhu ndipo paacharega ega not kuita zvatinoda iwe
Khupe is right she got my support Douglas Mwonzora iduzvi if he want Alliance this means MDC T is now for khupe alright and to Alliance we don’t need him the guy is there to disturb MDC and is a CIO from ZANU pf let’s wake up and smell the coffee
Coffee smelled already,no milk in it, its up to us, tking it or not!!
Tinyararirei Hauneinazvo you right the ball is in our hands Ngaapinde hake mukomana
Kubi bayaguqulana bodwa
Calculated confusion,Citizens wake up and smell the coffee ,time is running out
Zanu Pf project in progress.
Haaa apa nzondora azobatwa manje,tichaona kuti achatizirepi,
Ngaapinde hake zvisina noise mkomana chinyararire
Anyura mhonzora dzungu hakusi kungwarq
Mwonzora now a problem but wen u snub Chamisa Mwonzora was ur best friend, u guys just shut up hamuna kana nyaya imi ,
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Joseph T Mapeta smetimes you have to just laugh yr lungs out like this coz what’s happening muZim unomuka wakafa nestress
Mabasa e guka ma aona
Godisinit
Kkkk,nzondora will claim,zanupf ndiyake futi,confused!!!
Yaaaa zvaaa kwa sauti
Khupe is correct dzungu raDhagi ndokuti ripere. A well calculated move by Khupe.
Lies, greed and ego have short legs, we saw this coming to your union of lack in principle . This is an embarrassment to opposition politics in the land and luminaries of academia whom you fairly represent on paper. You should be ashamed of yourselves for wasting the faith and hope in your fellow countrymen