Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, faces her first real political test when she addresses a rally in Bulawayo on Saturday, her first since the formation of the opposition party in March.
Mujuru will address party supporters at the Stanley Square in Makokoba suburb.
Mujuru dispatched the interim national coordinator Dzikamai Mavhaire to the city yesterday to assess the venue and get an update on the preparations for the event.
The situation on the ground, however, paints a gloomy picture for the party with reported infighting within the Bulawayo structures leading to a recent vote of no confidence passed against the provincial coordinator Esnath Bulayani but was latter on reversed.
The interim chairperson of the national committee on information and publicity, Methuseli Moyo, said all was in place for the holding of the rally.
“This is our first rally, it is important that it succeeds. We are confident that it will succeed. Our mobilisation teams are working hard to make sure that we record a bumper crowd,’ said Moyo who also confirmed that Mavhaire was in the city.
Moyo dismissed reports of internal fighting as a creation of the media saying Mujuru was a “tried and tested” politician who needs no introduction to Zimbabwean politics.
However, insiders said there was a general feeling of disgruntlement within the party with members outside Harare saying Mujuru had surrounded herself with colleagues from Zanu-PF.
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