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*Mnangagwa Defiant On General Philip Valerio Sibanda Appointment Into ZANU PF Politburo* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?ph President Emmerson Mnangagwa has defended his appointment of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda into the ZANU PF Politburo, reported ZimLive. Mnangagwa appointed Sibanda as an ex-officio member of the Politburo during a ZANU PF annual people’s national conference held in Gweru last month. ---------- Latest itel A06 on Pindula: 32GB storage, 4GB RAM $69 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- Some legal commentators criticised the appointment arguing that it was unconstitutional. However, addressing journalists on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabia-Africa Summit last week, President Mnangagwa said those who criticise the appointment are “mistaken”. He said: > People are mistaken, they think that General Sibanda is a civil servant. He is not a civil servant; first point. > Second point, he is an ex-officio member of the politburo which means that he is not a substantive member of the politburo, he cannot vote in the politburo. He is ex-officio. > So, there is no problem, there is no contradiction. > He is just a civil servant and I as the President can appoint anybody as an ex-officio member which means by virtue of a certain particular position you can be allowed to sit in our substantive body of the politburo. That’s how it is. > I don’t know who gets offended by him sitting in the politburo. He cannot vote but he can contribute. In response to Mnangagwa’s remarks, former ZANU PF politburo member and ex-minister Saviour Kasukuwere said: > There is no such thing in the politburo called ex-officio! When did the politburo ever decide anything? > Bring me the ZANU PF constitution and show me where the President is empowered to appoint unilaterally anyone outside of the central committee. > Politburo members are drawn from central committee members who are elected and the 10 the president is empowered to appoint. Was he on the original list of central committee members!!! > Anyway, why waste time on a constitutional delinquent? Mt Pleasant MP Fadzayi Mahere (CCC), who is also a lawyer, said: > This garbled explanation doesn’t cut it. Section 208 of the Constitution expressly states that members of the security services cannot be “office bearers” of any political party, ex-officio or not. > It’s not about voting or being a civil servant. The very holding of office is a clear infraction. The illegality is brazen and unprecedented. Ahead of past elections, Zimbabwe’s military has been accused of intimidating villagers to vote for ZANU PF. More: Pindula News _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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