Online Reporter
Conrad Mupesa
Mashonaland West Bureau
FORMER ZANU PF Central Committee member and Mines and Mining Development Minister during the late former President Robert Mugabe’s era, Cde Walter Chidhakwa, has been readmitted into the ruling party.
Cde Chidhakwa, a nephew of the late Cde Mugabe, was expelled from the party in 2017.
He has not been a member of ZANU PF for the past eight years and recently pleaded with the party for readmission.
Speaking at a ZANU PF Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting held in Chinhoyi on Saturday, the ruling party’s provincial chairperson, Cde Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, confirmed Cde Chidhakwa’s readmission.
“We have a confirmation from the party’s headquarters that Cde Chidhakwa has been readmitted,” she said, before calling for any objections or secondments.
ZANU PF Sanyati District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson Cde Langton Mabhanga welcomed the decision, saying it reflected President Mnangagwa’s call for unity and reconciliation.
“I second the readmission of Cde Chidhakwa into the party and see no reason to object to it. Our President speaks of unity and giving second chances. We will be glad to have him back into the party,” he said, drawing wild cheers from members.
Cde Mliswa-Chikoka is expected to forward the provincial resolution on Cde Chidhakwa’s readmission to the party’s national headquarters.
