Dube, who contested the club chairmanship’s post and lost, said this during debate offset by the disqualification by the presiding officer of an MDC-T Information Officer who intended to run for a post at the Press Club.
The presiding officers had made it clear that representatives of political parties and members of the public were not allowed to hold influential positions in the club’s executive.
Dube insisted the MDC-T member should have been given the chance to run.
“Why are you barring him from contesting when you have allowed me to contest? Don’t you all know that ZBC is Zanu (PF)? I work for Zanu
(PF) and you allowed me to contest. If he is from MDC, he too should be also allowed to contest like what I did,” said Dube.
Following Dube’s outburst, one of the presiding officers, Zimbabwe Press Clubs Association National Chairman, Tapfuma Machakaire, urged journalists to be professional and non-partisan.
“There is a great difference between working for a political party and working for a state broadcaster like ZBC. Journalists should never associate themselves with political parties. A professional journalist should be able to get employment in any newsroom,” said Machakaire.
This is not the first time that Dube has been mired in controversy.
Last month the Messenger of Court in Bulawayo attached his property after he failed to settle a $5000 hotel bill.
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