Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has strongly denied the recall of its Members of Parliament and councilors, following a letter sent to the Speaker of Parliament and the Local Government Minister by a self-proclaimed interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu.
Party deputy national spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziba responded to the claims made by Tshabangu, asserting that these letters are a sham and hold no authority within the party.
“It has come to the attention of the Citizens Coalition for Change that there are letters purportedly written by a person designating himself as interim secretary general circulating on social media claiming that the Citizens’ Movement has recalled named councillors and members of Parliament.
“The CCC party has neither recalled nor does it intend to recall any of its recently elected deployees. The purported author of the two letters, Sengezo Tshabangu is not and has never been a member or official of the CCC party since its inception. He’s last known parties are MDCT and PDP. He is renowned for being the proxy of fielding fake CCC double candidates in Bulawayo and Matebeleland North,” Siziba said
CCC views Tshabangu’s actions as a deplorable attempt to disrupt their elected representatives and their democratic rights.
“The Citizens’ Movement is taking action against this impostor and all his contacts. This deplorable behavior by Zanu PF is a response to their defeat in 2023 and rejection by Zimbabwe and a pathetic attempt to respond to the exercise of our freedom of association in not attending the official opening of parliament yesterday (03 October 2023),” he said.
In the wake of these false recall claims, CCC has urged its elected officials to continue their duties as mandated by the electorate in the just-ended elections.
The list of MPs and councillors mentioned in the recall letter includes prominent names like Pashor Sibanda, who won the Cowdray Park National Assembly seat in a closely contested race against Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, as well as Ereck Gono (Lobengula, Magwegwe), Nicola Watson (Bulawayo South), and many others.
Febion Kufahakutizwi of Mabvuku Tafara, has also been allegedly recalled.
