Bosso nomination process closes

THE Highlanders election nomination process closes today with last-minute entrants having up to noon to pick up their papers.

The elections, which will usher in a chairman, executive secretary and committee member, will be held on February 4, a week after the annual general meeting where the candidates for the three posts will be introduced to the members.

Peter Dube, the elections returning officer said: “The nomination process closes at noon. After that, we can be in a position to comment on the names of candidates and names of those in the Nomination and Electoral Review Committee.”

Candidates ought to have been Highlanders members for an uninterrupted period of 24 months, have to get their nomination forms signed by a minimum of 10 Bosso members in good standing, and are required to pay a nomination fee of US$200 to qualify as contestants in the elections.

The nomination fee is refundable if a candidate receives at least 10 percent of the total votes cast for the position they are contesting.

After the closing of the nomination process what follows is the verification process to be conducted on a day to be advised.

Candidates will go through the vetting procedure after fulfilling the constitutional demands to stand for elections.

According to the club constitution, the nomination and electoral review committee shall sit as a court on a set date but soon after the closure of nominations to verify and consider nominations, and candidates or their agents may be present at the verification and may be allowed to make representations in support of their nominations at end of which the Nomination and Electoral Review Committee shall publish the list of successful candidates for any contested position.

For the position of chairman, incumbent Johnfat Sibanda is set to be challenged by Kenneth Mhlophe, Nodumo Nyathi and Eddison Dube.

The secretary-general post sees Morgan Gazza Dube seeking re-election.

He will be challenged by Nsikelelo Mafa Moyo.

Committee member Mgcini Mafu has publicly declared he will not be seeking another term of office and the two candidates vying for the post are

Bheka Sibanda and Kindman Ndlovu.