{"id":9838,"date":"2019-06-08T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=9838"},"modified":"2019-06-08T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T17:40:00","slug":"mthuli-ncube-reportedly-declines-to-stand-in-lupane-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mthuli-ncube-reportedly-declines-to-stand-in-lupane-by-election","title":{"rendered":"Mthuli Ncube Reportedly Declines To Stand In Lupane By-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tweet on Saturday by former government minister Jonathan Moyo says the Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube has declined to contest the Lupane East by-election. Ncube was speculated to be a possible candidate for the by-election to be held on 3 August.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo himself speculates that Ncube is afraid of some Zanu-PF senior members like Obert Mpofu who apparently are plotting against him.<\/p>\n<p>So @MthuliNcube is having butterflies in his stomach about contesting the Parly by-election in Lupane East constituency, which fell vacant after the death of Sithembile Gumbo in April. The story is that @MthuliNcube fears Obert Mpofu &amp; co are trying to &#8220;pull a Jonso&#8221; on him!? pic.twitter.com\/uUAfknAfjN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) June 8, 2019<\/p>\n<p>The Lupane East parliamentary seat became vacant following the death of Zanu PF\u2019s Sithembile Gumbo on April 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tweet on Saturday by former government minister Jonathan Moyo says the Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube has declined to contest the Lupane East by-election. 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