Nelson Chamisa Quits CCC
Advocate Nelson Chamisa has officially quit as the leader of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) two years after the party was formed.
In a statement issued on his X account on Thursday, Chamisa declared: “This is to officially, and under my hand, inform you fellow citizens of Zimbabwe and the world, that, with immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC.”
Chamisa cited concerns that CCC has been “contaminated” and “hijacked” by the government.
His decision follows a series of recalls by the self-proclaimed Interim Secretary General Sengenzo Tshabalala, who has withdrawn elected CCC Members of Parliament and Councillors at will, prompting by elections. Additionally, party candidates have been banned from participating in these by-elections.
Chamisa’s departure from CCC has raised the possibility of mass resignations among elected representatives and the likelihood of more by-elections.
The news elicited mixed reactions from netizens. Critics attributed the current crisis as a result of “strategic ambiguity” on Chamisa’s part, accusing him of keeping party structures a secret.
Dunmore Mutyambidzi commented, “If you had structures and a constitution you wouldn’t have lost your party. Maingobvisa Tshabangu. There was no tact or strategy in the nebulous ambiguity. Go back to the drawing with a better collective plan guided by the opening line.”
Linda Tsungirirai Masarira questioned Chamisa’s consideration for MPs, councillors, and supporters, accusing him of offering false hope regarding regional interventions and fresh elections:
“ Did you consider your MPs, councillors, and supporters whom you kept at bay with false hope of sadc interventions and fresh elections? Why have you thrown your MPs and councillors under the bus? Are you punishing them for refusing to totally disengage from parliament? All those excuses in your statement are not reason enough to quit considering that we have Bobi Wine, who has endured a lot of attacks and has been staying with military parked out of his residential home but has never quit,” Masarira
However, some netizens provided advice for Chamisa like Patrick Ndlovu who said: “Whatever you decide to do henceforth please make sure it’s not about you but about the people resist the temptation to seek power for power’s sake, listen and involve everyone in decision making even when you don’t agree with them it’s called collective responsibility and democracy.”
Supporters of Nelson Chamisa praised his courage and wished him well in his future endeavors while others expressed solidarity.
“I think he is right to take a break and should surrender everything to tshabangu so that he is disgraced let’s see what he will do,” The thinker.
“Finally. He was supposed to do this early. Kungasenani, I stand with him. Uzamile umuntu wenkosi, sengathi labo ababethi uweak can now ngena kupositions sibone abazakwenza . Job Well done Chamisa,” said Sie.
Overall, Chamisa’s resignation sparked a range of opinions, highlighting the complexity of the political landscape in Zimbabwe.