By Rungano Dzikira

MDC Chairman, Morgen Komichi has called on the upholding of the constitution ahead of loyalty arguing that this was the main reason why MDC was in shambles today as supporters were easily swayed by loyalty at the expense of constitutionalism.

In an interview with a local broadcaster, MDC Chairman, Morgen Komichi indicated that MDC as a whole had violated its constitution, an anomaly which the courts were now seeking to correct.

“By violating our own constitution it means that we will have issues even abiding by the country’s constitution therefore the courts saw it fit to correct this problem,”

“I don’t sacrifice constitutionalism and democracy for loyalty, what’s unconstitutional is unconstitutional. There has been violation of the party constitution since 2016 resulting in disputes within the party and the court should come in handy to help in this instance,” he said.

He said that Nelson Chamisa wasn’t being fired but corrected by the courts.

“The supreme court judgement is just but a reflection of our constitution,” he added.

Responding to question on why he supported Chamisa in the first instance, Komichi said that he had hoped to correct the party’s mistake internally (likening his ordeal to that of an abused woman who first initiates talks from within the household or family until all avenues fail then resort to a divorce) until such a time that he realised that he couldn’t take it.

He then urged MDC members to abide by the law and said that Chamisa might come out the victor after congress.

“We are simply complying with the law. We haven’t been separated from each other and after congress Chamisa might still win. He is a popular young man after all. But what’s important is to uphold the law,” he added.

MDC’s failure to uphold constitutionalism, has left the MDC party vulnerable and the recent high court judgment is a wake-up call for the opposition movement, whose rallying cry has been the importance of upholding constitutional order since its formation in 1999.