Muzorewa sues Zec over rejected nomination papers

OPPOSITION United African National Council president Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa has petitioned the High Court, seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to accept his nomination papers which were rejected on the nomination day for having been filed late.

Gwinyai, who is young brother of the late Zimbabwe-Rhodesia leader, Abel, said Zec had no right to reject his papers since he had explained that the delays were caused by officials at the Registrar-General’s Office (RG) who took too long to issue him with a replacement birth certificate.

He is seeking to join the 23 other presidential aspirants who successfully registered with the nomination court on June 14 to battle it out in the July 30 general elections.

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