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MDC T has castigated CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa for mocking their president, Douglas Mwonzora insisting they wont be shaken by a party without constitution and organs.
The party’s response comes after Chamisa had mocked Mwonzora for challenging the delimitation report in court, saying his erstwhile colleague has “no supporters”.
Chamisa said this at a campaign rally in Gutu, Masvingo on Saturday, 19 March, adding that his party will win in the upcoming general elections in spite of the “flawed” delimitation report.
He said, “this is the year for citizens’ victory for change. I heard some people with no supporters have challenged the delimitation report in the courts, but we are not worried about the boundaries created.
“Our party is everywhere, even if they move people, the people will vote in those new areas. We are ready to win, this time I will score without looking at the goal.”
But MDC T spokesperson Witness Dube said the delimitation report challenge is justified because it swiftly prevent the violation of the constitution.
He said, “Mr Nelson Chamisa’s statements on our court challenge of the delimitation report are most unfortunate. Our national constitution was violated, and no political leader worth their salt should stand aside when the supreme law of the land is violated.
“But then we understand that attitude, coming from a party that has no constitution not any organs to effect accountability. The MDC is about firm institutions built to develop our nation on a sound basis of the rule of law.”
Meanwhile, Witwatersrand University-based political analyst Romeo Chasara warned opposition parties against allowing ZEC to use the “discredited” voters’ roll in the upcoming elections.
“The Constitution is supreme and sacred. In this case, I think Mwonzora is right to test the legality of the whole delimitation exercise.
“Opposition parties cannot cherry-pick battles to fight when the Constitution is under attack.
“It is wrong if the CCC is not challenging the delimitation report because they think it does not affect their prospects of winning elections when there are reasonable grounds that the process is flawed and the Constitution has been violated,” he said.
On 14 March 2023, Mwonzora filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking the nullification of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation report.
He argued that the delimitation report does not meet the requirements of section 161 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
