The provinces that want the entire national executive booted out are Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East, Masvingo and Harare.
Their action is, however, not enough to remove the AAG national executive led by Supa Mandiwanzira, as the position of the other provinces on the matter remains unknown.
Apart from Mandiwanzira, the AAG executive is made up of three vice-presidents — Sam Ncube, Themba Mliswa and Advocate Farai Mtamangira — secretary general Tafadzwa Musarara, Elifas Mashaba (treasurer general), national committee member, Chamu Chiwanza and the executive director, Davison Gomo.
In a letter to the founding members, the provincial executives said while the AAG remained a good project, “it has drifted away from its main cause which is to assist the ordinary people of Zimbabwe to fight for their right to development through active lobbying for opportunities for ordinary members”.
The provincial executives said their national leaders were not interacting with the grassroots in a letter dated October 12, addressed to the founder, Phillip Chiyangwa.
“Our leaders meet more with foreign people than us and they talk more with government than with us. Whose interest do they represent?”They said the executive went to Israel and the US, but there was no feedback to the constituency.
They said some members of the national executive belonged to other organisations that have the same mandate as AAG and they should resign.
“Our president now sits on a board that creates conflict of interest and our other vice-president sits on the Indigenisation and Empowerment Board, the secretary general formed his AEDS, which we believe is in serious conflict of our interest.
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“They (must) either resign from their board positions or resign from the AAG national executive.”
Mandiwanzira told The Standard yesterday, his executive had picked a dormant AAG, revived it and made sure that it was relevant and at the forefront of black economic empowerment.
“It’s a role that I and my executive have not done for commercial gain, but out of deep-founded commitment to the agenda of black economic empowerment,” he said.
“If my leadership of the institution has created political and economic value that some of my colleagues now want to harvest, they can be assured that I am ready and very willing to step aside and give them the baton to head the organisation.”
Mandiwanzira said Mliswa was the brains behind the vote of no confidence and he “can have this position any time”.
“I just hope that those who are desperate to take over the reins, have the genuine interest of mass empowerment and not just their individual lot.”Mliswa could not be reached yesterday, but Chiyangwa confirmed receiving the letter saying he would make his position known “soon”.
He said his mandate is to preserve AAG for the organisation to serve the needs of people and not individuals.
