99,9% aspiring candidates cleared to contest Zanu ...

99,9% aspiring candidates cleared to contest Zanu PF primaries

Christopher Mutsvangwa - NewsDay Zimbabwe — Christopher Mutsvagwa

Zim Now Writer

The Zanu-PF Politburo has rejected Harare Provincial Commissar Kudakwashe Damson to represent the party in the forthcoming primary elections for allegedly assaulting Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials who were conducting voter education in Epworth.

Damson was remanded to April 5 on a $50 000 bail facing charges of contravening the Electoral Act by obstructing ZEC proceedings.

Addressing the media at a post-extraordinary Politburo session in Harare Monday, Zanu PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Chris Mutsvangwa said the courts will guide the party in decision making.

“We await the justice system to guide us in decision making. Cde Damson, the PC for Harare province was disqualified. We hope he will accept the decision. He still has a future in the party and is a hard worker. The President stresses that the party is bigger than individuals.

“His Excellency is satisfied with the turn out, the list came in through the Commissariat Department and everyone who felt that justice was not done had to bring the list directly to the commissariat.

“Approximately 99,9 percent of the candidates sailed through because His Excellency President Mnangagwa said no one should be left behind for any frivolous reason except where the candidate had a criminal record,” said Cde Mutsvangwa.

“The numbers from our cells are a true reflection of people on the ground verified by their numbers. They are not from social media like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, where they use algorithms instead of real people.

"Social media cannot be used to get to the actual numbers because of the votes which manipulate numbers, so don’t beat your chest over lies. Those who use figures from social media do so to impress their funders from the West.

“Zanu PF rules by consent not by history. This is the hallmark of the Second Republic. We are already at 4,5 million voters with nearly 87 000 cells that have been verified reaching 4.5million voters,” Mutsvangwa said.

He revealed that 99.9 percent of aspiring candidates were approved by the Politburo.