MDC president Nelson Chamisa’s spokesperson, Nkululeko Sibanda has dismissed claims that his principal has fallen out with party national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo over his decision to remove her as the leader of opposition in Parliament.
Khumalo’s supporters reportedly dumped flyers at the MDC Bulawayo provincial offices and different parts of the central business district on Tuesday denigrating Chamisa. Speaking to the Chronicle about the fliers, Sibanda said:
This leaves me with a simple logical conclusion that these flyers did not emanate from the people of Matabeleland or the members of the party but perhaps desperate State agents.
That is my theory that these are State agents trying to stoke fires that do not exist. This is an attempt by the State agents to abrogate to themselves president’s prerogative in terms of appointments. Because the president has not made any statement at least in terms of appointments.
The Chronicle reported that its sources within the MDC have indicated that Chamisa wants to replace Khumalo with one of his deputies, Lynette Karenyi.