(Harare)After weeks of speculation and media smearing, Arthur Mutambara was finally expelled from MDC leadership Thursday after an extraordinary national council meeting today(Thursday).
Mutambara who has been in government through the MDC party no longer has a party he represents.
Speaking to ZimEye, the party’s spokesperson Nhlanhla Dube criticised Mutambara’s siding with Robert Mugabe:
“He can continue to enjoy that protection (from Mugabe) but certainly he cannot continue to pretend to be a member of our party,” he said
The party is now expected to make a formal report to President Robert Mugabe and the Speaker of Parliament informing them of the decision, with the expectation that Mutambara will give up his post as Deputy Prime Minister. In statement this week Mutambara shocked the world when he said that he would not recognise Welshman Ncube as president of the MDC despite his having voted for his leadership last month.  MORE TO FOLLOW…
(ZimEye, Zimbabwe)