MDC-T postpones 18th anniversary celebrations

MDC-T acting national organising secretary Amos Chibaya announced that the party’s 18th anniversary which was scheduled for Kwekwe this Saturday has been postponed amid concerns that the party’s leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was unfit to address the celebrations.

An internal correspondence addressed to senior party officials by Chibaya reads:

You are all hereby advised that the 18th anniversary scheduled for the 7th October 2017 at Mbizo Stadium, Kwekwe has been postponed. Please be further advised that you shall be informed of the new date on which this very important event shall be held. Meanwhile, you are all requested to encourage people to go and register to vote in their large numbers.

When contacted for a comment by NewsDay, MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora confirmed the development but denied reports that the decision was motivated by Tsvangirai’s ill-health.

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