By Taurai Mazwi
MDC shadow Secretary for local government, Clifford Hlatshwayo has come out saying that MDC Councillors will follow their fellow MDC MPs by not disengaging from Government.
Speaking to this publication on conditions of anonymity, a high ranking MDC official revealed that MDC councillors decided to stand off just like the MDC MPs who refused to leave Parliament mentioning that their livelihoods and survival stems from their positions as Councillors.
“The Councillors said they will not be forced to leave or backout of their positions as demanded by vice chairman Job Sikhala. Hlatshwayo, further added that they have vowed to snub the request just like what the MPs have done as they need their jobs for survival,” he said.
Upon discussing with one of the Councillors, source said the Councillors were not pleased with the stance Sikhala took of announcing that all MPs and Councillors should disengage from their duty without first discussing with them on the way forward.
“We are working as councillors and earning a living, then someone just says leave everything, it’s not possible. How do they expect us to survive? We are dependent on the salaries we are getting. We cannot just pack and go because someone says we should, aour families are dependent on us. I honestly do not like what our leaders are doing these days. We are not their battleground.
According to source, Chamisa is hanging by a thread as his power seems to be waning it appears he is losing his grassroots grip in the party if the snub by the MPs and Councillors is anything to go by. The Supreme Court seems to have exposed him and he knows it’s no longer a walk in the park. Muffled voices within the MDC A high ranks are speaking of Chamisa’s downfall.
Sikhala recently announce that MDC-A MPs will suspended participation in parliament, pending consultations with the electorate, with a view of a total withdrawal from parliament. However, the majority of MDC A legislators rejected the decision to leave parliament arguing that they should have been consulted before the disengagement decision was reached.
