A highly placed source told NewsDay that Joice Mujuru’s National People’s Party (NPP) has hit financial hard times and is struggling to raise money for campaign material, which includes T- shirts, fuel for travel to rallies and funds for other logistics, forcing members to fund themselves.
The source said:
The party has nothing and we are struggling to meet basic expenses to host meetings. Members, especially those in leadership, have been asked to fund their own transport to rallies and party meetings, which has left many frustrated.
When contacted for a comment, NPP secretary-general, Gift Nyandoro, who doubles as acting treasurer and Mujuru’s spokesperson, denied that the party had hit hard times. Said Nyandoro:
To start with, NPP is not a profit-making organisation that declares a loss or profit balance sheet at the end of an accounting period, but is a voluntary organisation that thrives on what its membership collectively contributes.
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