Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has claimed that Sengezo Tshabangu and his team have approached senior Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs seeking to resolve their dispute in a civil manner.
This comes after Tshabangu recalled nine elected MPs early this month, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa having already proclaimed 09 December 2023 as the date for by-elections to replace them.
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Senior CCC officials who are working with Tshabangu have not yet come out in the open but reports claim that former MDC leaders disgruntled by Nelson Chamisa’s alleged dictatorial tendencies are his handlers.
Sengezo Tshabangu and his team have reached out to senior CCC MPs seeking to resolve their dispute amicably.
Tshabangu and his team said that they have delayed replacing proportional representation MPs because they have said that their intention is not to do a Douglas Mwonzora on CCC, but to force Nelson Chamisa to return the party to constitutionalism.
Some of the leaders who were approached by Tshabangu’s team confirmed that Tshabangu’s lawyer also reached out to them suggesting an amicable settlement that doesn’t destroy CCC or allow ZANUPF to benefit from the internal discord.
Their main demands are a return to the leadership elected at the Gweru Congress, a return to constitutionalism and an accountable leadership which is guided by the party’s constitution.
Nelson Chamisa insists that CCC is a new party without elected leaders except himself and the ones he has appointed.
Tshabangu has apparently gained control over the CCC’s elected officials after the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Local Government Minister acted on his letters to recall MPs and councillors while Chamisa’s plea to reverse the recalls was ignored.
