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BY BLESSED MHLANGA
DAGGERS have been drawn in the battle for power in the Douglas Mwonzora led outfit, amid allegations that deputy president Thokozani Khupe is being targeted for recalls from parliament and eventual ouster from the party.
Khupe has since approached her lawyers demanding that the Mwonzora led MDC T, which she accused of being tribalistic, come out clean on their attempts to push him out of power.
In a letter delivered to party secretary-general Paurina Mupariwa yesterday afternoon, Khupe’s lawyer Ncube attorneys alleged the party held a national council meeting on 26 November where they attacked her on tribal grounds.
“We have been advised by our client that on 26 November, and at Morgan Tsvangirai House, there was a national council meeting which was held in the capital city. In that meeting there were certain words that were used by some members which words were clearly tribalistic in nature,” wrote Khupe’s lawyers.
Khupe alleges that during that meeting the national council resolved to recall her and other legislators accused of not backing Mwonzora and working against his leadership.
The MDC –T vice president snubbed the shadow cabinet outing by Mwonzora and has not been showing up at some of the party programs instead allegedly running her own parallel meetings in Bulawayo.
“We are advised that it is that meeting where certain recommendations were made to recall Dr. Khupe and others from parliament and local authorities. We are advised that your good office is in possession of such minutes and resolutions,” wrote the lawyers.
Khupe is demanding that she be furnished with the munites of the meeting and why she has been placed on notice for recall.
MDC-T acting Chairman, Giles Mutseyekwa, however, denied the party wanted to recall Khupe, saying there was never such a meeting.
“The last national council meeting we had, Khupe was in attendance and she was the first to even contribute as she was saying we should delay holding our congress. She told us that the party needed more time to prepare for our congress but we felt that we have to do it as a matter of urgency, so it will be interesting to see the letter in which she alleges these things,” he said.
