Senior PDP official defects to ZimPF

THE Tendai Biti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a major setback on Sunday after its national deputy chairperson and 10 party members defected to former Vice-President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) party.

PDP deputy national chairman Watchy Sibanda and 10 other party members from Matabeleland South province announced their move to ZimPF at a function held at Dombodema village in Bulilima West.

ZimPF interim national Information and Publicity Committee chair Methuseli Moyo confirmed the defections.

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