Staff Reporter
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu is set to intensifying recalls within the party ahead of the February 3rd by-elections. Tshabangu revealed this during campaign rally that he addressed in Bulawayo over the weekend.
Speaking during the rally in Tshabalala, Tshabangu pledged to utilize Bulawayo as a model for that party's resurgence, emphasizing that his commitment to recalls was far from over.
“This year is our year. Masvingo will acknowledge it, Harare will acknowledge it. They will acknowledge it because Bulawayo will set an example," Tshabangu passionately declared.
Tshabangu’s vision is not only confined to the by-elections, as he also pledged to revamp the party, emphasising the importance of structures, an elective congress, and collective decision-making.
"We are going to revamp this party so that it will have structures, so that we have a congress, and so that this party will have a collective decision-making process,” said Tshabangu.
Additionally, unfazed by potential opposition from within CCC leadership, Tshabangu warned that attempts to thwart his efforts would not deter him.
This follows Tshabangu’s rant in the past month when he took to his official page on X to castigate the CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa for sending a mission which was headed by that party’s deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba with bribe money to convince him not to continue recalling the party’s legislators and councillors.
"If they think removing me means they have removed the idea of fixing our party, then they are playing," he asserted.
Political analyst, Terrence Chipwanya weighed on the situation noting that the CCC was in dire need of a revamp.
Chipwanya expressed concern over CCC’s lack of structures and a constitution, asserting that such deficiencies were unexpected for a modern political entity.
"A political party without structures and a constitution is not something one would expect, especially from a party vying for public office,” said Chipwanya.
Chipwanya further highlighted that the announcement of further recalls by Tshabangu indicated significant shortcomings in the party's leadership.
"Recalls are often seen as a reflection of internal strife and dissatisfaction within a political party," he commented.
Meanwhile, CCC finds itself embroiled in yet another controversy, facing the likelihood of another round of recalls. Internal fissures continue to surface within the party, raising questions about its unity, stability and survival.
