THE MDC-T has declared that the vote of no confidence passed on the party’s Matabeleland North provincial executive led by ousted chairperson Sengezo Tshabangu stands unless it is overturned by a higher office.
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There has been confusion in the province as the Tshabangu-led executive held a meeting last Saturday despite a vote of no confidence being passed on it on March 1.
Thembinkosi Sibindi was appointed as the organ’s interim chairperson.
MDC-T national spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora yesterday told Southern Eye that information had been received on the decision to sack Tshabangu and his executive, but the matter was yet to be formally presented before the party’s national executive.
“The results we have show that the Matabeleland North provincial council made a sound decision,” he said.
“The decisions were made and communicated to the organising department,” Mwonzora said.
“Matabeleland North will then make a formal presentation on the matter to the national executive which will decide whether or not to reverse the decision.
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“What this means is that the decision they made stands and it will be upheld until review by a higher organ.”
Yesterday Sibindi visited the Southern Eye offices to dismiss reports of parallel structures in the province.
He also dismissed Saturday’s Lupane meeting organised by Tshabangu as a “kangaroo” gathering not supported by the party’s constitution.
“The mere fact that he held a meeting on the same day that party president Morgan Tsvangirai was in the region shows that Tshabangu is going against the party,” he said.
“Maybe he has a party that he has formed on his own because the rest of us were in Bulawayo attending the president’s rally.
“None of the 123 district chairpersons from the province attended Tshabangu’s meeting as required by the constitution.
“The ward chairpersons, legislators and senators did not attend.
“Only a few members from his dissolved executive attended.”
Sibindi denied that the sacking of Tshabangu was linked to the purging of those calling for leadership renewal within the party.
Sibindi said to show that the interim committee was legitimate, members of Tshabangu’s executive were barred from a meeting of the national council that suspended party deputy treasurer general Elton Mangoma.
Efforts to get a comment from Tshabangu were fruitless as his mobile phone was not reachable yesterday.
