Ivan Zhakata
Herald Correspondent
SENATOR Dr Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been appointed to the newly re-designated position of ZANU PF secretary for economic affairs and investment promotion in changes announced by the ruling party on Thursday.
Former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has also been appointed to the party’s Central Committee, while former science and technology secretary Cde Obert Moses Mpofu has been appointed to the Council of Elders.
The appointments, which take immediate effect were announced by ZANU PF secretary for information and publicity and party spokesperson Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa.
Cde Mutsvangwa said President Mnangagwa, in his capacity as ZANU PF first secretary, made the appointments through the party’s secretary-general, Cde Advocate Jacob Mudenda in accordance with the party constitution.
“I, as secretary for information and publicity and party spokesperson, announce that His Excellency and Party First Secretary, Cde Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, through the secretary general, Cde Advocate J.F.N. Mudenda and in accordance with the constitution of the party, specifically Article 7, on the appointment of Central Committee members, Article 8, regarding appointments to the Council of Elders and Article 9, regarding the appointment of Politburo members, has made the following appointments and redeployments respectively,” he said.
Under the changes, Dr Tagwirei takes up the newly re-designated economic affairs and investment promotion portfolio while Cde Wadyajena joins the Central Committee.
Cde Mpofu, who previously served as secretary for science and technology, has been appointed to the Council of Elders.
Cde Mutsvangwa said the appointments were effective immediately.
“These appointments are with immediate effect,” he said.
