Movement for Democratic Change United States of America (MDC-USA) from the office of SECRETARY
NEWS RELEASE
APRIL, 24, 2011
MDC-USA NOMINATES CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS
The Movement for Democratic Change-United States (MDC-USA) Province, External Assembly met on Sunday April 24 and agreed on a slate of candidates to be considered for various offices at the 3rd Party Congress scheduled for Bulawayo. The nominations were carried out in compliance with the MDC Constitution Cause 5.4.3.2. The Clause reads that the following office holders “Shall be elected directly by Congress from nominations made by the Provinces”. This was achieved in spite of attempts by some yet unidentified senior party officials’ to deny External Assemblies their constitutional rights to nominate candidates of their choice.
The Candidates are:
PRESIDENT: Morgan Richard Tsvangirai VICE PRESIDENT: Thokozani Khupe NATIONAL CHAIRMAN: LOVEMORE MOYO VICE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN: PAURINA MPARIWA SECRETARY GENERAL: Prof Eliphas Mukonoweshuro VICE SECRETARY: Bhekithemba Mpofu TREASURER GENERAL: Roy Bennett VICE TREASURER: Sekai Holland ORGANIZING SECRETARY: Nelson Chamisa VICE ORGANIZING SECRETARY: Thamsanqa Mahlangu INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY: Obert Gutu
WOMAN CHAIRPERSON: Evelyn Masaiti
YOUTH CHAIRMAN: Promise Mkwananzi
Speaking before the nominations process, MDC-USA Chairman, Mr. Den Moyo said that the Province was expecting nomination papers to have been sent to all three external Provinces of South Africa, the United Kingdom and Ireland and the United States two weeks ago. “ We were told by officials within the office of the National Chairman that nominations will be sent to all Provinces including the three external Assemblies some two weeks back.
MDC-USA. www.mdc-usa.org. Chinja Maitiro. Guqula Izenzo
“ Attempts to get the nomination papers delivered were stonewalled and we were sent running around with no one willing to explain or give an official position with regards to the sudden absence of nomination papers and explanation on the process. Instead we had to pick up bits and pieces of information and nominations from other Provinces from the media, including the fact that these were to close on Friday April 22, 2011 without our input. However, we are determined to proceed and nominate our own candidates for the Congress as provided for in the constitution,” he said.
In the meantime, the MDC UK & I Province has also nominated its own list of candidates with MDC South Africa to follow suit.
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MDC-USA. www.mdc-usa.org. Chinja Maitiro. Guqula Izenzo