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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has slammed former party spokesperson Witness Dube and other parliamentarians who recently defected to ZANU PF.<\/p>\n

Mwonzora said Dube and the other defectors are \u201cweak-willed\u201d and were bribed by ZANU PF. He was quoted as saying:<\/p>\n

Some top MDC leaders and parliamentarians, who were weak-willed, have been bought by trinkets and joined ZANU PF.<\/p>\n

These blinded them such that they see nothing wrong with hobnobbing with a party that has destroyed the livelihoods of millions of Zimbabweans.<\/p>\n

The MDC remains the only party that is pro-poor and pro-people, a true vanguard of the people.<\/p>\n

Dube, who dumped MDC-T on Saturday, was paraded by ZANU PF at a rally in Centenary later that day.<\/p>\n

He claimed that the MDC-T received funds from the State but squandered the money resulting in its failure to field parliamentary candidates in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has slammed former party spokesperson Witness Dube and other parliamentarians who recently defected to ZANU PF. Mwonzora said Dube and the other defectors are \u201cweak-willed\u201d and were bribed by ZANU PF. 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