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Insiders said some party members were not happy with the final draft released by Copac last week.
The Politburo met yesterday and briefly discussed the matter and moved it to tomorrow.
The Politburo also readmitted Cdes Daniel Shumba and Goodwill Shiri to the party as ordinary card-carrying members.
According to the Zanu-PF constitution, the two are supposed to remain as ordinary card-carrying members for five years before vying for any party post.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Zanu-PF spokesperson, Cde Rugare Gumbo, said the draft constitution would be discussed in detail tomorrow.
“We are continuing to look at the draft constitution on Friday. Cde Patrick Chinamasa is taking us through the chapters of the draft constitution. More details will come on Friday,” he said.
Cde Gumbo said they did not discuss much on the draft constitution because some members of the Politburo were yet to receive the copy of the draft.
Copac produced the final draft constitution last week and handed it over to Parliament and Global Political Agreement principals.
Cde Gumbo said readmission of Cdes Shumba and Shiri followed their application to the party’s Secretary for Administration, Cde Didymus Mutasa.
Cde Shumba comes from Masvingo Province and is the former Zanu-PF chairman for Masvingo Province while Cde Shiri is from Midlands.
Said Cde Gumbo: “Of importance was the readmission of Cde Shumba and Cde Shiri to the party. They filed their applications to the Secretary for Administration.
“The party agreed to their coming back as ordinary members. They will now go to the branch,” he said.
Cde Gumbo said Cde Shumba informed the party that he had disbanded his United People’s Party (UPP) and his followers were now Zanu-PF members.
He said the two would not hold any official position in the party.
Cde Shumba was expelled from the party after attending an illegal meeting in Tsholotsho in December 2004.
He went on to form his UPP while Cde Shiri expelled himself from the party when he stood as an independent candidate against the party’s candidate in the 2005 elections.
In 2008, Cde Shumba failed to contest as a presidential candidate after he missed the nomination deadline.
He arrived at the Nomination Court at 4.30pm. The Nomination Court had sat from 10am to 4pm.
Cdes Shumba’s and Shiri’s readmission letters would go to their respective branches confirming their membership.
Londile Moyo
Online Reporter