{"id":10731,"date":"2025-11-06T08:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=10731"},"modified":"2025-11-06T08:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:36:27","slug":"senior-zanu-pf-minister-calls-for-pardon-of-expelled-member-blessed-geza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=10731","title":{"rendered":"Senior ZANU-PF Minister Calls for Pardon of Expelled Member Blessed Geza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mashonaland East Provincial Chairperson and Minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, has publicly urged the ruling ZANU-PF party to readmit expelled former member Blessed Geza, emphasizing the need for unity and an end to internal conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a party gathering, Garwe described Geza\u2019s actions as \u201cchildish behaviour\u201d but stressed the importance of moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was erroneously encouraged to think that he could get away with childish behaviour in the party,\u201d Garwe stated, while calling for reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister\u2019s appeal extended beyond Geza\u2019s case, framing it as part of a broader initiative to foster unity and halt internal divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been taught the value of forgiveness, and from this day forward let us all refrain from insulting one another,\u201d Garwe told attendees, directly addressing the need to mend fractured relationships within the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He extended an olive branch to the expelled member, saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet us forgive each other, including Geza. He was misled and influenced by others, just as many of us have been influenced before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessed Geza, once a prominent ZANU-PF figure and member of the party\u2019s Central Committee, was expelled after a dramatic call for nationwide protests in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned demonstrations, which failed to gain public traction, were based on allegations of corruption involving business figures Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei and Wicknell Chivayo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protests, scheduled for March 31, saw minimal public participation and were widely dismissed, leading to Geza\u2019s swift expulsion from the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garwe\u2019s public plea for forgiveness signals a potential shift in the party\u2019s approach to internal dissent, as ZANU-PF seeks to consolidate unity amid ongoing political and economic challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us for more updates:<br>\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01<br>\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For in-depth coverage, visit our website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent Mashonaland East Provincial Chairperson and Minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, has publicly urged the ruling ZANU-PF party to readmit expelled former member Blessed&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10733,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10731\/revisions\/10733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}