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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Leopold Munhende<\/b> –<\/p>\n

FORMER Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has dropped out of the race for the Zanu PF\u2019s Mashonaland Central chairman\u2019s post following weeks of a sustained onslaught by his rivals, NewZimbabwe.com can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n

Dokora was contesting against the incumbent, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe who has been accused of abusing his ministerial powers to harass his opponents, who also include business mogul James Makamba.<\/p>\n

Although an official comment could not be obtained from Dokora, now a visiting professor at the Bindura University of Science Education, members of his campaign team said he had decided to renounce is interest in the top provincial post claiming he wants to focus on ensuring that the upcoming Zanu PF national conference succeeds.<\/p>\n

He chairs the ruling party\u2019s national fundraising committee.<\/p>\n

He will now contest for the position of vice chairman, according to sources.<\/p>\n

A surprise candidate, whose identity was not disclosed to NewZimbabwe.com, is now being lined up by his camp to try and wrest the chairmanship from Kazembe.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has indeed dropped out of the race for the chairmanship and will now contest as vice chair. He told those around him he wants to concentrate on fundraising for the conference especially considering it has drawn closer,\u201d source directly involved in the developments said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt had become very difficult for him to run a campaign to be chairperson and fundraise at the same time. There is no way he can be running an energy-absorbing campaign and at the same time spearhead the fundraising efforts. As a committed party cadre, he considered the party first ahead of the individual position and so a formidable surprise candidate is being lined up to challenge Kazembe,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

Another source however said Dokora may have decided against running for the chairmanship due to attacks he has faced allegedly from Kazembe\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been under siege of late, including an attempt on his life, police victimisation and unspecified threats and it\u2019s only logical that he had to step aside. The truth of the matter is that he had already gained considerable ground which earned him those threats,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

In fighting within ruling Zanu PF resulted in its politburo suspending all campaigns last week as violence, intimidation and vote buying claims dominated news of the conference.<\/p>\n

Dokora recently survived an alleged assassination attempt after assailants broke open one of his cars using claw hammers.<\/p>\n

Dokora, served as Education Minister under Mugabe and for a month in President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration before being fired barely a month into the new dispensation era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. By Leopold Munhende – FORMER Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has dropped out of the race for the Zanu PF\u2019s Mashonaland Central chairman\u2019s post following weeks of a sustained onslaught by his rivals, NewZimbabwe.com can exclusively reveal. 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