Suspended MDC-T vice president, Thokozani Khupe, has announced the split of the opposition party and declared herself president of the new faction.
This comes barely 24 hours after MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora suspended Khupe and her close ally and former party spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni.
In announcing Khupe’s suspension on Thursday, the party’s spokesperson Witness Dube said she was being investigated on several allegations.
But addressing journalists and party supporters at Macdonald Hall in Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, on Friday morning, Khupe said Mwonzora fired himself from the party when he announced they would contest the upcoming by-elections as MDC Alliance. Said Khupe:
Mwonzora has notified the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission that he will contest the upcoming by-elections under the MDC Alliance party, in so doing Mwonzora has fired himself from the party because, in terms of the MDC-T constitution, membership of the party shall be terminated if a member joins or supports a political party other than the MDC-T, termination of membership in these circumstances is automatic.
With all these transgressions, Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora cannot continue at the helm of a democratic party such as MDC-T.
It is in this vein that today, we, who are gathered here and many others scattered around the country, declare an official split.
They are now two MDC-T formations, one led by yours truly, Dr Thokozani Khupe, who is also the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and the other who I don’t know who their leader is.
Mama khupe vari pama1 havo.vakati nonokei maths dzavo. But chazvakanakira ndechekuti tione zvinoitika kana zvinhu zviine zanu mukati.zvinhu zve zanu hazvina chokwadi mukati, zanu chayo kuparadza chete.. kusplitter kwaiita MDC A pese apa its bcos of these chaff guys vataakuona mavara avo now. Iyo zanu yacho ma cracks oga oga but whats left in it is ZANU NDOO IRI KUDYISA PA ZIMBABWE. Aslong u in the top brass of zanu unorarama mu zim.even zrp chaiyo haikubate unless wapesana ne ZANU or isisakude. Thats y ana madam khupe vave kusiiwa so. Mwonzora will be next. It might not be earlier but his usefulness is going to dwindle and by that tym ndoopachabuda chokwadi.
Zanu can leave you waamujeri or usisina basa wane ma sextapes, wafa ne road accident or ne cancer or unofira in exile and yo close relatives vanoshungurudzwa. Va mwonzora vazvipira havo ngavamboita ko inyama yavo isu hatiko ku mdc togarasei alliance. Tiri ve MDC ALLIANCE. NGAAPINDE HAKE BOY