by Innocent Mujeri
Members of the In Defence of Morgan Tsvangirai Legacy (DMTL), a pressure group of disgruntled MDC members, have expressed hope that the Supreme Court would uphold the High Court ruling and maintain that Chamisa is an illegitimate leader of that party.
In a meeting held last week, DMTL said Chamisa was a dictator who was unfit to lead the MDC.
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Chamisa is to face it off with Thokozani Khupe who is challenging Chamisa’s ascendancy to the MDC presidency after the demise of Morgan Tsvangirai in 2018. The Supreme Court is expected to pass judgement on the appeal case before the end of this month.
A source, who spoke to this publication on condition of anonymity, revealed that the DMTL group met in Harare where its leader, Edson Dzambara, openly told the attendees that he wished that Chamisa would lose the court case in order for sanity to prevail in the MDC.
Dzambara is believed to have vowed that DMTL members would throng the Supreme Court on the day of judgement to denounce Chamisa and send a signal to Zimbabweans that Chamisa is now a burden to the opposition outfit.
During the meeting, Dzambara lambasted Chamisa for deviating from the founding principles of the party.
The DMTL leader further accused Chamisa of having poor leadership qualities and being egocentric. He added that the youthful leader does not consult other MDC leaders on issues concerning the party.
Dzambara was angered by Chamisa for labelling DMTL, a rebel group.
“Chamisa joined the party when we were already established. But the small boy has the audacity to label us a rebel group because we want to uphold the founding principles of the party. Chamisa now disregards advice from seasoned members of the party while inclining his ear to Jonathan Moyo and Grace Mugabe, the same people our late leader fought against. We cannot allow this autocratic young man to destroy what Morgan Tsvangirai built over the years,” Dzambara was quoted as saying.
Chamisa recently threatened to dissolve the entire MDC leadership and use his presidential powers to appoint members who are loyal to him, a threat which was seen as directed at his deputies Tendai Biti and Professor Welshman Ncube as well as the party’s national vice chairperson Job Sikhala.
In the same meeting, Dzambara announced that the DMTL had been invited by the MDC South African branch and would use the visit to demonstrate against Chamisa at the Zimbabwean Embassy so that they can send a message to the world that Chamisa has become a liability to the opposition outfit.
Dzambara further accused Chamisa of lacking the brains to amicably solve challenges bedevilling the MDC, only resorting to unleashing violent thugs on anyone who has divergent views to his.
As fate might have it, the DMTL meeting was disrupted by a 20-member group suspected to be a Hit Squad recently created by Chamisa. They were reportedly wielding machetes, knobkerries, stones and iron bars. The group which was mobilised by Starman Chamisa, the MDC’s leader’s young brother, was led by one Tafadzwa Chiyangwa and Amel Gonese.
The vigilante group violently assaulted members of the DMTL and stole their valuables including cell phones, and cash.
A docket for the incident has since been opened at ZRP Harare Central.
Chamisa’s popularity is dwindling each passing day as he has found it difficult to fit in the shoes of his late predecessor, Tsvangirai. The MDC leader has resorted to violence to maintain his grip on power.
Violence has become synonymous with the MDC as over the years, it has nurtured violent vigilante groups which include the Democratic Resistance Committees (DRCs) and the Vanguard created to fight anyone who disagrees with the MDC leadership.
