The Citizen’s Coalition for Change (CCC) imposed by interim Secretary-General Singiso Chabangu has written to the government requesting the disbursement of “windfall gains” owed to the party under the Political Party Financing Act. The money is awarded to political parties based on their performance in the August 23 elections.
CCC interim treasurer Mbuso Sisso yesterday told NewsDay that they held a meeting in Bulawayo last year and decided that the party should open a bank account.
According to the letter dated March 6, addressed to the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and signed by Sisso, the CCC faction appealed to the government to speed up the process of disbursing the funds.
“I am writing to you pursuant to Article 3(1) as read with Article 3(3) for political parties (Finance Law, Chapter 2:11) to request the legal allocation and disbursement of funding due to citizens.” The Alliances for Political Change party that participated in the coordinated general elections of 2023 in which he secured enough seats to qualify for the funds,” part of the letter read.
“We will soon submit the account details of our CCC bank account as we request your good offices to process and disburse the allocation due to our party under the law. Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the Interim Committee meeting dated October 7, 2023, signed by the Interim Secretary-General Singiso Chabangu and the Treasurer-General.
Sisso said that he would submit the necessary party accounts to the government regarding the party’s financing. He said Chabangu remains in detention awaiting a disciplinary hearing for not attending party meetings.
Sisu said the party also recalled three newly sworn-in members of the National Assembly for Proportional Representation in Bulawayo, arguing that they were not part of the agreed list.
The summons are Nomvula Mguni, Otilia Sibanda and Lungile Ncube. Newsday
