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Harare Bureau
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Cde Robert Mugabe yesterday warned the party’s former Secretary for Administration Cde Didymus Mutasa against taking his grievances to the High Court, saying the affairs of the party could not be resolved outside the party constitution.
The President’s warning comes ahead of a disciplinary hearing against Cde Mutasa set to be held next week after the National Disciplinary Committee failed to meet in the past few weeks due to non-availability of some of its members.
Addressing journalists after a Politburo meeting yesterday, Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Simon Khaya Moyo said the President told Politburo members to act within the confines of the constitution and that the party was superior to any individual.
“His Excellency the President and First Secretary of our party opened the meeting with a very clear message and the message is that every member of the Politburo must be thoroughly familiar with the provisions of our party’s constitution so they conduct their responsibilities within the context of that constitution,” he said.
“And of course the emphasis of that was that no one is above the party, the party is supreme and no one should consider himself or herself as above the party. The party is supreme because it has its own principles.
“It has its own rules and practices which are not subject to High Court as some people falsely believe and that if you are truly a party cadre there are structures within the party that you must use in order to get your concerns addressed, but not through the High Court or whatever legal institution outside the party.”
Cde Khaya Moyo said during the Politburo meeting, President Mugabe urged party members to remain united and defend the country’s sovereignty.
Cde Khaya Moyo said Secretary for Administration Cde Ignatius Chombo presented a report on the impeding re-organisation of the party’s administrative structures from national headquarters to offices countrywide. Cde Khaya Moyo added that secretary for the Commissariat Cde Saviour Kasukuwere gave a detailed report on the countrywide tour he undertook to familiarise himself with party structures and the ongoing restructuring exercise.
Deputy Secretary for War Veterans, Detainees, Restrictees and their Welfare Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa gave a report on meetings he has held with various structures of war veterans.
The Politburo yesterday welcomed the recent election of President Mugabe to chair the African Union, saying his vast experience would ensure that he successfully carries out his dual roles as chairperson of both the continental body and Sadc.
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