THE Welshman Ncube- led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction has warned its self-styled secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu against making unilateral appointments in the party as confusion continues to dog Zimbabwe’s biggest opposition party.
Tshabangu on Thursday said he had appointed Harare mayor Jacob Mafume as the head of the party’s local government caucus.
He also named several councillors from different local authorities as office holders in the caucus.
On Friday, CCC spokesperson Wiillias Madzimure described the appointments as comical since the party did not have such an organ.
“The Citizens Coalition for Change has learnt of a comical move to establish a local government caucus of the party,” Madzimure said in a statement.
“Accordingly, the party wishes to make the following known to the people of Zimbabwe
“The comical appointments were not authorised by the president, standing committee, national executive committee and national council.”
He said Tshabangu did not have powers to make such appointments.
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“The secretary general or interim secretary general even if holding such office legitimately and uncontested has no authority or power under the party constitution to make such appointments.
“There is no organ in the party known as local government caucus
“Therefore, the party rejects with utter contempt the purported appointments.
“The party's patience with Mr Sengezo Tshabangu's antics is wearing thin and resolute and firm action will soon be taken.”
Tshabangu threw CCC into turmoil soon after the 2023 elections after he emerged from nowhere to claim that he was the interim secretary general before he started recalling elected representatives from Parliament and councils.
He won several controversial court judgements, which allowed him to continue to wreak havoc until the party’s founding leader and its presidential candidate Nelson was forced to quit.
On Monday the High Court reserved judgement in a case where Ncube sought to reverse Tshabangu’s reshuffle of CCC leaders in Parliament.
