{"id":63123,"date":"2022-07-21T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/minister-threatens-to-withhold-resources-if-residents-vote-for-ccc"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:31:07","slug":"minister-threatens-to-withhold-resources-if-residents-vote-for-ccc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/minister-threatens-to-withhold-resources-if-residents-vote-for-ccc","title":{"rendered":"Minister Threatens To Withhold Resources If Residents Vote For CCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZANU PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi warned residents of Kariba Ward 5 that the ruling party will deprive the area of resources if they vote for the CCC candidate in the upcoming by-election.<\/p>\n<p>Ziyambi made the remarks while addressing a mini-rally attended mostly by women in Mahombekombe Suburb, last Saturday. He said:<\/p>\n<p>Vote wisely because development doesn\u2019t need people to throw away votes. Electing CCC is throwing away votes as they are not responsible for allocating resources.<\/p>\n<p>If you realise the lack of development in this place, Mahombekombe, blame yourselves because you would have thrown away votes by choosing a CCC candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Ziyambi reportedly dished out mint-flavoured sweets to the women who attended the rally in a bid to convince them to vote for the ZANU PF candidate.<\/p>\n<p>CCC interim provincial spokesperson, Blessing Mandava said Ziyambi, who is also Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, takes the electorate for granted.<\/p>\n<p>The Kariba Ward 5 seat fell vacant following the resignation of then CCC councillor, Tendai Mapondera, over criminal abuse of office charges.<\/p>\n<p>Tonderai Chikwati will stand for CCC while ZANU PF will field Kudakwashe Mafusire in the by-election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. ZANU PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi warned residents of Kariba Ward 5 that the ruling party will deprive the area of resources if they vote for the CCC candidate in the upcoming by-election. Ziyambi made the remarks while addressing a mini-rally attended mostly by women in Mahombekombe Suburb, last Saturday. 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