It’s better we suffer under Zanu PF: Tshabangu

Zim Now Writer

Disputed Citizens Coalition for Change interim secretary-general has justified the expulsion of recalled party legislators and councillors, who wanted to contest in the February 3 by-elections saying the party needed to put its house in order first.

This comes after the High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda on Friday upheld Tshabangu’s application seeking disqualification of recalled 23 CCC candidates who filed their nomination papers under the party, including Gift Ostallos Siziba and Amos Chibaya.

Tshabangu argues that the removal of Siziba and others was a strategic move to do away with student activism and unproductive politics.

“We need people with dignity in Parliament, student activism and productive politics are two different things, I’m happy that the judgement was ruled in our favour, if it means that we'll suffer under Zanu PF rule, let it be, unless and until we put our house in order as the opposition,” he said.

In removing CCC MPs and councillors from the ballot, Justice Kwenda said: “The acceptance by the various nomination courts which sat on the 18th of December, 2023 of the nomination of the 1st to 23rd respondents as candidates for the by elections set for the 3rd of February 2024 holding themselves out as members of the Citizens Coalition for Change political party was contrary to the law and thus null and void and is hereby set aside.

“Consequently, the 1st to 23rd respondents shall not appear on the ballot papers as electoral candidates representing the Citizens Coalition for Change political party in the by elections concerned.”