The defacto ZUJ leadership yesterday gatecrashed at Quill Club to hold a press conference with representatives of the visiting NUJ of UK at the national press club without informing the local executive. This infuriated management at Ambassador Hotel, which houses the press club.
It is mere protocol that the club executive is informed of any activities at the club for administrative planning purposes.
The management later confronted club chairperson Stanley Gama who said he was not aware of the presser. Gama told hotel management that he was busy organising the usual Quill Speak where the Zinasu leadership was expected to be panelists to discuss the crisis in the national students' umbrella body.
Although Takaona's presser went ahead, albeit in the absence of the ambushed executive, several journalists snubbed the conference saying long-time leader of ZUJ was holding office illegitimately. The conference was attended by three genuine journalists and a bunch of Takaona's cronies who are not journalists.
Takaona breached protocol by failing to liase with the executive and the snubbing clearly means that his days are numbered. Never mind his utterances that he will not contest in the overdue elections, the fight goes to the wire.
I wish to remind the electorate that the Save ZUJ Campaign team will not be hoodwinked into believing that Takaona will not be standing for election in the next polls. If he is serious, he should relinguish power today because his term of office has long expired and he should immediately allow an interim executive to take charge of affairs pending congress.
Aluta Continua
Vote Frank Chikowore for Secretary General
