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ZANU-PF Bulawayo finally elects executive but….ZANU-PF Bulawayo province has finally elected a substantive executive but sources say squabbles within the party are far from being over. The elections which saw most of the members of the interim executive being confirmed to their posts were a major victory for the Petition faction said to be loyal to local politburo members led by party national chairman John Nkomo. It was a severe blow to the Godhi faction which is said to be loyal to war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda who was expelled from the party three years ago but is now spearheading President Robert Mugabe’s re-election campaign. Provincial elections in Bulawayo were originally scheduled for April 29 this year but were postponed after it emerged that there were two factions within the province. A special taskforce to restructure the party was set up and is reported to have completed its job, though members of the Godhi faction complain that there was no restructuring at all. They claim that the whole exercise was a ruse to foist the interim executive. Macleod Tshawe was elected provincial chairman with Silas Dlomo as his deputy. Effort Nkomo retained his post as Information and Publicity secretary while Raphael Baleni remained commissar. Killian Sibanda was elected treasurer, Alice Tshabalala, chairperson of the women’s league, Andrew Ndlovu secretary for security and Tryphine Nhliziyo secretary for administration. Tshawe said infighting was now a thing of the past but sources said the so-called spirit of unity in the province would be put to test tomorrow (Friday) during the proposed million-man match because the present executive had boycotted marches by war veterans. Andrew Ndlovu, a former war veterans leader, had in fact organised a prayer meeting while war veterans were holding their campaign marches. Members of the Godhi faction said they may have to lie low until the elections are over because the provincial elections had been conducted and ratified by national commissar, Elliot Manyika. The Godhi faction had believed all along that Manyika was on their side. “We are not happy with the elections and the way they were conducted but we have to lie low so that we do not disrupt the presidential campaign,” one of the leaders of the Godhi faction said. Posted- 29 November 2007 © Insider Publications 2007. This story is available for syndication. Contact the publisher at charlesrukuni@insiderzim.com
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