{"id":80561,"date":"2023-07-14T22:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning"},"modified":"2023-07-15T01:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T23:31:24","slug":"aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring Independent MP withdraws candidature for \u2018personal reasons\u2019 after Mnangagwa\u2019s warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Zanu PF member Ndinyarei Mupukuta who was contesting the Maramba-Pfungwe National Assembly seat under an independent ticket has withdrawn his candidature citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The withdrawal follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa warning to ruling party members \u201cdeploying\u201d themselves as independent candidates.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Thursday, Zanu PF Treasurer General and acting secretary for legal affairs Patrick Chinamasa confirmed Mupukuta\u2019s withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to inform the public that Cde Ndinyarei Mupukuta a Zanu PF cadre who had submitted nomination papers in terms of Section 46 of the Electoral Act to stand as an Independent Candidate in the Maramba-Pfungwe constituency has with effect from 11 July 2023 withdrawn his candidature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttached is a copy of the withdrawal letter submitted to the provincial elections officer, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Mashonaland East Province,\u201d Chinamasa said.<\/p>\n<p>Mupukuta\u2019s letter read, \u201cFollowing the Proclamation by His Excellency, President E.D. Mnangagwa, I. Mupukuta Ndinyarei (47-095781Q47) submitted my nomination forms in terms of Section 46 of the Electoral Act of Zimbabwe to the Maramba Pfungwe Constituency Elections Officer at Marondera Mashonaland East Province. Consequently, I was successfully nominated, and my name was published among nominated candidates in the Government Gazette for Maramba Pfungwe Constituency as an Independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, for personal reasons, I have decided unequivocally and without any undue influence, to withdraw my candidature for the forthcoming elections. This decision is made considering Section 49 of the Electoral Act which entitles me to withdraw my nomination at any time before elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Zanu PF supporters in Magunje, Mnangagwa said members who lost in the primary elections should follow party rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one of you formed Zanu pf party. Remember, you joined an already existing party. If you want to remain a Zanu PF member, follow its rules. Kana ukafunga kuita pidigori, ndiwe unopidikuga muZanu PF. Isu takakuriramo, over 64 years tiri mu Zanu PF asi hatina kumboti Zanu PF ndeyangu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNdikarota Zanu PF yave yangu ndinopepuka kuti hope dzabvepi mudzimu yoda kundirasha. So, to you all, I say let us unite. If you are a sincere member of the party, you get deployed, you do not deploy yourself,\u201d he warned.<\/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. A Zanu PF member Ndinyarei Mupukuta who was contesting the Maramba-Pfungwe National Assembly seat under an independent ticket has withdrawn his candidature citing personal reasons. The withdrawal follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa warning to ruling party members \u201cdeploying\u201d themselves as independent candidates. In a statement released Thursday, Zanu PF Treasurer General and acting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":80560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,35,12,2715],"tags":[1493,2189,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-80561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-head-lines","9":"category-homepage-english","10":"category-policy","11":"category-to-homepage","12":"tag-africa-press","13":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","14":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aspiring Independent MP withdraws candidature for \u2018personal reasons\u2019 after Mnangagwa\u2019s warning - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Zanu PF member Ndinyarei Mupukuta who was contesting the Maramba-Pfungwe National Assembly seat under an independent t ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aspiring Independent MP withdraws candidature for \u2018personal reasons\u2019 after Mnangagwa\u2019s warning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Zanu PF member Ndinyarei Mupukuta who was contesting the Maramba-Pfungwe National Assembly seat under an independent t ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-14T20:20:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-14T23:31:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1689361226.136826.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1212\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"764\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-independent-mp-withdraws-candidature-for-personal-reasons-after-mnangagwas-warning\",\"name\":\"Aspiring Independent MP withdraws candidature for \u2018personal reasons\u2019 after Mnangagwa\u2019s warning - 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