Thread by @Laque_davis

1] I invite fellow citizens to go through this short article by my brother, @DavidHofisi

After having gone through it myself, I share some personal thoughts over the same, particularly the key issues the author raises, in light of possible "illegalities" facing CCC party...

https://twitter.com/DavidHofisi/status/1488943873493815300

2] @DavidHofisi, a summary of one of the issues you raised, is on the constitutional provision allowing for the desolution of MDC-A party as per their constitution.

First concern is, you make no direct reference of the actual MDC-A constitution, but rather a MDC constitution.

3] It then somewhat sounds bizarre for me, for a seasoned lawyer, to actually pretend to quote a specific provision of the MDC-A constitution, by actually quoting a MDC constitutional provision (on dissolution).

This legal entanglement actually answers the question you asked.

4] For me, it would have made sense for you to seek to inquire on what the actual MDC-A constitution said about dissolution.

Shifting focus to that, would have us arrive at a point where one then asks, "which MDC-A party"!

Reason being, our "courts" denied existence of such.

5] It's bizarre to burden the "MDC-A party" to explain how they legally dissolved the same, when the institution's entire legal existence was denied.

In fact, before that presser, Chamisa had been "fired by MDC-T party" & was now "partyless" and/or leading a "nameless party".

6] The questions you ask here, only seek to entangle @CCCZimbabwe into another fight with MDC-T.

Of late, MDC-T through Mashakada, is attempting to push the narrative that CCC is just another electoral name for MDC or MDC-A.

Your questions marry with that madness & absurdity.

7] @CCCZimbabwe should (& thankfully will not) be drawn into "dissolving" MDC-A nor "rebranding" it into CCC

Those who've assumed MDC-A leadership, in whatever form it currently exists in, now fully own it & whatever it owns

CCC is a new institution with no relations to MDC-A

8] The second issue you raised is bizarrely misleading.

You reason that without a "congress", the CCC legal existence is thrown into question.

Parties are not formed through a Congress nor a constitution. Whereas both are important, they are simply a "next step" in formation.

9] Many are fully aware of consultative meetings chaired by Chamisa himself, with stakeholders outside "MDC-A party members", on the "way forward", culminating in the FORMATION of a new party.

It's thus mischievous, attempting to reduce the CCC party formation to elitism/cultism

10] For the sake of emphasis, @CCCZimbabwe is a new party, not formed from the ashes of MDC-A, or through resolutions of the membership of the latter, but a broad consultative process altogether.

This is a new institution whose membership are exercising freedom of association.

11] Will however, at face value, agree with you that the issue of Congress & party constitution have to be clarified.

Thankfully, @advocatemahere has unequivocally communicated that the constitution exists, and a Congress will also follow.

Allow all processes to materialise.

12] It might have equally escaped your attention, that a full party launch will follow.

The January 24th presser by @nelsonchamisa, whose legality you're questioning, strategically responded to immediate & relevant political developments, such as the March by-elections.

13] In summary:

a. CCC has no business "dissolving MDC-A party". The consequence of such an exercise is an entanglement with those who claim to own it

For the sake of record,@nelsonchamisa unequivocally pronounced that those pple can claim ownership of everything owned by MDC-A

14] b. Parties are NOT FORMED through a Congress. Congresses are just another step, where a party with an interim leadership of sorts would already exist. For the sake of reference, the MDC of 1999 went through the same.

Your legal inquiries are misplaced & misleading.

enkosi!!