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Unprocedural and unconstitutional Chitungwiza Women's Assembly elections
Movement for Democratic Change (Mutambara)
October 10, 2010

Statement from the National Chairperson of the MDC's Women's Assembly and the National Organising Secretary of the same on the unprocedural and unconstitutional Chitungwiza Women's Assembly elections conducted by Welshman Ncube and Priscilla Misihairambwi

The National Chairperson of the MDC Women's Assembly and the National Organising Secretary of the same wish to categorically distance themselves from the unprocedural and unconstitutional actions of Welshman Ncube and Priscilla Misihairabwi in circumventing the National Women's Assembly structure to organize today a meeting of the Chitungwiza Provincial Women's Assembly from which the entire elected leadership of the Chtungwiza Provincial Women's Assembly was absent, excepting the Vice Chair Ms Mutenga and the Deputy Information and Publicity Secretary Ms Monera

The National Chairperson of the MDC Women's Assembly and the National Organising Secretary of the same wish to advise members of the party and the public at large that these elections were unprocedural and unconstitutional for the following reasons:

• The National Women's Assembly was not advised of the alleged complaints and petitions from the women in Chitungwiza Province that led to Welshman Ncube and Prisiclla Misihairabwi's action in the province.
• Holding provincial Women's Assembly elections falls under the office of the National Chairperson of the Women's Assembly and not under the office of the Secretary general and / or the Deputy Secretary General.
• The bona fide office bearers of the thirteen member (13) Chitungwiza Provincial Women's Assembly were not invited to the meeting, apart from the two mentioned above.
• The entire Chitungwiza Provincial Executive was not notified of the meeting
• The whole process engaged in by Welshman Ncube and Priscilla Misihairibwi clearly violates provisions of the party constitution section 6.3.1 subsection d which clearly states that it is the role of the National Chairperson to be the principal officer responsible for the resolution of conflicts and disputes between or among individual officers of the party and / or within the structures or organs of the party.

The National Chairperson of the MDC Women's Assembly and the National Organising Secretary of the same wish to express their disappointment and displeasure at the way Welshman Ncube and Priscilla Misiharabwi are conducting the affairs of the Party with respect to the above with respect to a similar situation that occurred in Bulawayo where the Secretary General again usurped the powers of the National Youth Assembly by also conducting an unprocedural and unconstitutional election of the Bulawayo Province Youth Assembly. We are surprised that being a constitutional lawyer, the Secretary General should exhibit such poor governance as to violate the party constitution left, right and centre.

Hilda Sibanda, National Chairperson of the Women's Assembly

Knowledge Tshuma, National Organising Secretary, Women's Assembly

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