By Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Following the dissolution of Harare and Bulawayo metropolitan Zanu PF provincial structures last week, Zanu PF has appointed Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi to superintend over the two metropolitan provinces, the Harare Post can report.
Sources from Zanu PF top echelons told the Harare Post that the restructuring process of the two metropolitan provinces will be held between 14 March and 13 April 2019. The process will entail restructuring from the Cell level up to the Provincial Executives.
The source added that the restructuring of the two metropolitan provinces was necessary for the party.
“There is need for Zanu PF to re-invigorate and re-energise itself for the coming 2023 elections given the not so pleasing results from the just ended 30 July 2018 elections,” he said.
Unconfirmed reports say that power hunger in the two provinces Harare led to their dissolution.. It is believed that the individuals caused great disunity and discontent as they would go around the respective provinces secretly purging party members perceived to be threats to individuals’ political ambitions at cell, branch and district structures in the build up to the 2018 harmonized elections.
Vice President Chiwenga will be assisted in overseeing Harare Provinces party issues by Joram Gumbo, party Secretary for Education, July Moyo, Secretary of Transport and Welfare, Cain Mathema, a Politburo member, Christopher Mutsvangwa, War Veterans leader, Edna Madzongwe, Deputy Secretary for Transport and Welfare and Patrick Chinamasa, Secretary for Finance.
In Bulawayo metropolitan province, Vice President Kembo Mohadi will be assisted by Munyaradzi Machacha, party’s Principal Director of the Chitepo School of Ideology, Omega Hungwe , Deputy National Commissar, David Parirenyatwa party Secretary for Health, Mike Bimba, Secretary for Indeginisation and Economic Empowerment and Lewis Matutu, the Deputy Secretary of Youth Affairs.
Various political analysts have hailed Zanu PF’s position to dissolve the two contentious provinces as it is argued it will put to stop the ghost of factionalism which causes disunity in the party ahead of the 30 July 2018 harmonised elections.
