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Deputy mayor appointment angers residents

Politics
A MAJOR showdown looms between Chitungwiza residents and the MDC-T over the appointment of Ward 2 councillor-elect Phillip Mutodi as the town’s deputy mayor.

A MAJOR showdown looms between Chitungwiza residents and the MDC-T over the appointment of Ward 2 councillor-elect Phillip Mutodi as the town’s deputy mayor. REPORT BY SENIOR REPORTER

The residents have disapproved of the appointment, claiming he did not have the requisite qualifications for the post.

MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora told NewsDay the party settled for Mutodi last week following a rigorous selection process.

“Chitungwiza has appointed Phillip Mutodi who is councillor for Ward 2 as the deputy mayor,” Mwonzora said.

He added that towns and cities controlled by the MDC-T party would know their new mayors this week.

“The party will shortly announce the names of the mayors of all the cities under its control. I think this should happen early this week,” he said.

However, in a statement, Chitungwiza Residents Trust (CRT) said: “The MDC-T after its caucus meeting and interviews at Harvest House in Harare, has appointed Phillip Mutodi (councillor-elect for Ward 2) as the deputy mayor-designate for Chitungwiza Municipality: A man of no known educational, academic or professional credentials or competencies beyond street vending.

“We hope they will be more serious with our future as a town when they sit down to choose the city’s mayor. So far the future looks bleak, we must say.”