CCC Gets Over USD1m FromGovt
Payday has finally arrived for self-proclaimed opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Secretary-General Sengezo Tshabangu and his cabal which usurped control of the party from former leader Nelson Chamisa with the help of state security services and three pillars of the state – the legislature, executive and judiciary – after Treasury disbursed ZiG70 million (US$5 039 234.03) under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.
Government today gazetted and disbursed ZiG47 883 500 (US$3 447 088.04 at the interbank or official rate) to Zanu PF which got 68.4049% of the vote and ZiG22 116 500 (US$1 592 145.99) to CCC that received 31.5950% of the ballots cast in last year’s general elections, proportionally.
CCC infighting and capture by Tshabangu forced Chamisa to quit in a huff amid turmoil and chaos, effectively killing the opposition now effectively a Zanu PF appendage. Veteran opposition leader Welshman Ncube and others, including the architect of the palace coup against Chamisa, Tshabangu, are now in charge.
Tshabangu is the one listened to by authorities, particularly the executive, parliament and the judiciary.
For capturing and destroying the CCC, Tshabangu had already been handsomely rewarded with a position, car and money, and the US$1.6 million is cherry on top.
Treasury has disbursed US$5m to political parties, the ruling Zanu PF, and the opposition CCC.
