Mutendereki pledges to support Mutsvangwa

Published: 29 May 2018

Langton Mutendereki who pulled out from Zanu-PF primary elections rerun in Norton to pave way for Special Advisor to the President, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, in the forthcoming harmonised elections has pledged to support Mutsvangwa.

In an interview yesterday, Mutendereki dismissed rumours that he was forced to step down.

Mutendereki, who is now Ambassador Mutsvangwa's campaign manager, pledged to support Mutsvangwa throughout the campaign so that the party reclaims the Norton seat from independent candidate Mr Themba Mliswa.

"Unity within the Zanu-PF party is crucial at this stage where we are preparing for the upcoming harmonised elections. I will support Mutsvangwa so that we claim victory in Norton. I am now Mutsvangwa's campaign manager," he said.

He said only unity among the Zanu-PF cadres would ensure that the party reclaims the seat. Mutendereki also reiterated that he was never forced to step down, but said he instead, did so for the interest of the party.

"I have heard rumours that I was forced to step down from the race, those are all lies. Nobody forced me to step down. My decision was for the good of the party considering that Norton is currently not ours and the only way for us to win it back is through unity," he said.

He added: "Everything I did was for the good of the party and it was out of my own will because we should all come out of our shells to form a united front."

Mutendereki's decision has been endorsed by the Zanu-PFleadership in Mashonaland West province with provincial political commissar Simon Solomon underscoring that the former had willingly stepped down to support Mutsvangwa.
- the herald

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