MUTARE – Zanu PF Mutasa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Innocent Benza, has been elected as the Manicaland provincial vice chairman, filling the crucial vacant post.
Benza secured the position during a provincial executive committee meeting held in Mutare on Thursday.
Forty committee members gathered in the eastern border city to cast their votes, with Benza polling an unassailable 23 votes against Judith Shadaya, who garnered 17.
Zanu PF Manicaland spokesperson Phillip Guyo expressed satisfaction with the electoral process.
"We have just finished our provincial executive committee meeting, and Benza garnered 23 votes against 17 for Judith Shadaya," Guyo said.
"The meeting went on well, and we are very happy as a province with the manner in which we conducted our proceedings."
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Prior to his elevation, Benza served as the provincial secretary for legal affairs.
He will now deputise provincial chairman Tawanda Mukodza
The position had been held in an acting capacity by provincial war veterans league chairperson, Linda Matatu.
Meanwhile, the provincial inter-district conference is scheduled to take place tomorrow at the Mutare Teachers' College grounds.