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ZIMBABWE Chiefs’ Council president, Chief Fortune Charumbira, has warned those eyeing the late Chief Ringisai Chadworth Chikukwa’s post to be patient as his successor will be chosen after two years.
Chief Charumbira said this at the burial of the late Chief Chikukwa in Chikukwa, Chimanimani last Saturday.
He said those eyeing for the post had to be patient because it would take them two years to appoint the next Chief Chikukwa.
“Stop eyeing the chieftainship. As per our custom it will take us two years to appoint the late Chief Chikukwa’s successor and that will be in 2018.
“Stop campaigning to be enthroned as the next chief because this will be done in 2018. The real and deserving successor will be chosen, not someone who has been campaigning for the chieftainship,” he said. He advised those with a knack for campaigning for offices to consider joining politics.
“Do not campaign for the Chikukwa chieftainship, rather go and join politics because that is where they desire campaigners. Chieftainships do not want people who campaign for the seats,” he said.
He also advised them to stop fighting over the chief’s seat.
Chief Charumbira went on to advice the local council, the Chimanimani Rural District Council to respect traditional leaders as they are the fathers and protectors of the land.
Said Chief Charumbira: “Councillors and headmen, you are all under chiefs and should respect them. It is taboo for a councillor to fight over land with a chief.”
He described the late Chief Chikukwa as a hard working man who had his people’s welfare at heart, thereby gaining their loyalty.
“Chief Chikukwa was a person who shared his excellent ideas with other chiefs and your coming out in great numbers to bury him shows how great a leader he was,” he said.
The burial was attended by Senator Chief Chiduku, Cde Monica Mutsvangwa, Dr Samuel Undenge, several chiefs and Manicaland Provincial Administrator, Mr Fungai Mbetsa among others.
The late Chief Ringisai Chardworth Chikukwa (70) succumbed to diabetes on February 2. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Chigodora and three children, Jacqueline, Walter and Ruth.
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