A nasty split is brewing in the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T outfit after a faction aligned to Douglas Mwonzora has commenced nominations for the 31st of July Extra-Ordinary Congress.
\nOn Tuesday, Acting Party Spokesperson Khalipheni Phugeni told journalists that it will be difficult to convene the 31st of July event. In a turn of events the Mwonzora faction convened a Harare Provincial meeting were he was endorsed as the preferred candidate to take over as a substantial President.<\/p>\n
Former Khupe\u2019s aide Witness Dube posted on Twitter saying, \u201cMDC Hre Prov have handed current SG, The Hon Senator Douglas T. MWONZORA, an emphatic endorsement for party President at the July 31 EOC.
\n@DrThoko_Khupe 0<\/p>\n
@EngMudzuri 23
\n@DMwonzora 189. Siyafika Noma Kanjani! Tinosvika Chete! Victory is Certain #NOBODYLEFTBEHIND\u201d<\/p>\n
Khupe\u2019s officials were quick to dismiss the nomination as a non-event saying the party had not opened up the nomination process.<\/p>\n
The latest fallout follows an incident were Khupe\u2019s aides allegedly assaulted by Mwonzora\u2019s security staff at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House party headquarters in Harare<\/p>\n
According to reports Khupe\u2019s aide, identified as Kudzanai Mashumba, was allegedly assaulted by Mwonzora\u2019s security.<\/p>\n
This was after Mashumba attempted to conduct security checks, including checking on where Khupe would sit, a move that angered Mwonzora\u2019s followers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A nasty split is brewing in the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T outfit after a faction aligned to Douglas Mwonzora has commenced nominations for the 31st of July Extra-Ordinary Congress. On Tuesday, Acting Party Spokesperson Khalipheni Phugeni told journalists that it will be difficult to convene the 31st of July event. In a turn of events […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":20243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[615,379],"class_list":{"0":"post-25605","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-khupe","10":"tag-mwonzora"},"yoast_head":"\n