John Mafa, ruling party chairman in Mashonaland West, is also provincial manager of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), confirmed ordering the company to sell the staple food through ward councillors.
He said the move was not meant to buy support for Zanu (PF) but rather to ensure that all hungry people got a chance to buy cheaper priced maize-meal from the GMB. .
Mafa, who insisted everyone would get a chance to buy maize-meal regardless of which party they supported, said he would also try to use local councillors to distribute maize-meal in Chegutu town where he is the candidate for the constituency’s House of Assembly seat.
But MDC provincial officials said the councillors were compiling lists of people to receive maize-meal during campaign meetings of the ruling party, which left out supporters of the opposition.
“Our members are being denied maize-meal by ruling party councillors as the lists are drawn up during their ward party rallies,” said MDC provincial treasurer Biggie Haurobi. “Its unfortunate that the GMB is being used to woo voters for the ruling party.” – ZimOnline
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