By Christopher Makaza
MDC legislators are reportedly planning to discontinue paying monthly contributions of more than Z$200 to the bankrupt opposition party, Harare Post has established.
A contact within the party says the legislators complained that they were equally affected by the current economic hardships hence could no longer afford to continue paying party subscriptions.
“The House of Assembly members complained that they could no longer continue sponsoring party activities and that the Z$200 subscription was too much for them as their allowances had been eroded by inflation,” he said.
According to the contact, the legislators made the remarks last week at an MDC caucus prior to a parliamentary session.
The contact also revealed that the legislators expressed concern over the apparent inconsistency by their party leadership where at one point they were being told not to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa yet on the other hand they were being told to attend Parliament sessions where some of President Mnangagwa`s appointees would be presenting.
According to the contact, the legislators allegedly said,“If the party leadership was sincere about President Mnangagwa`s alleged illegitimacy, it should direct all MDC legislators to resign from parliament.”
The legislators vented their frustration at being whipped by the party in parliament. They felt that this forced them to behave in a manner that pleased their party leaders and not the electorate who voted them.
MDC legislators, just like their leader Nelson Chamisa, have refused to recognise President Mnangagwa as the winner of last year`s harmonised election despite the Constitutional Court upholding President Mnangagwa`s victory.
Some few months ago there was pandemonium in parliament after National Assembly Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda ejected MDC legislators from the House for refusing to stand up in honour of President Mnangagwa. The President had turned up for the national budget presentation by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube.
