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Senior executive in the Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T, Norris Nyathi, has dumped the party in protest over its legislators who voted for the Constitutional amendment bill alongside with ZANU P
In his resignation letter dated May 4, the former Victoria Falls mayor said he decided to cut ties with the opposition party due deception.
He further called the move by the party MPs and its presidium as a gross misconduct as they helped ZANU PF in achieving its two thirds majority in voting for the bill.
“Failure to protect the citizens of Zimbabwe, I consider it gross misconduct by our MPs, senators, including the presidium to give Zanu PF the needed two-thirds majority in order to pass the repressive Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2. This is a direct provocation to the electorate who are the custodians of the Constitution which you have amended without going through a consultative process. Your soft tone to the injustices perpetrated against the people of this nation leaves a lot to be desired.
“In the spirit of democracy and integrity the party was supposed to bring together all party members who were in the structures before the death of President Morgan Tsvangirai (MHSRIP) including those you regarded as your enemies. Your exclusion of other members was illegal, undemocratic and selfish,” Nyathi wrote.
Nyathi further blamed the party’s top officials for lacking nationalism and inclusiveness while sidelining members in Matembeleland from occupying powerful post in the party.
“Your composition of top leadership does not reflect inclusiveness or nationalism, you continue to sideline the people of Matabeleland from powerful positions like any other party headquartered in Harare. I want to also speak to the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment, it is a fact that part of the 27th December congress delegates were not the proper structures as at February 2018, this whole process was carried out to consolidate power and control of Richard Morgan Tsvangirai House,” he said.
This came after 11 MDC-T senators on Tuesday voted with 54 Zanu PF members to pass the Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill, which now awaits President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent.
The Bill opposed by 10 opposition senators, required a two-thirds majority — or 54 votes to pass through the Senate
Nyathi served as Victoria Falls deputy mayor from 2013 to 2018.
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