THE late vice president Joshua Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe's bid to become Zapu's president is in jeopardy following the party's National People's Council (NPC)'s decision to bar members with less than five years in the party from contesting leadership positions.
On September 11, the NPC held a meeting where some party members requested a waiver on the party's constitution which requires that presidential aspirants should at least have five years while those eyeing national executive committee positions should have been at least three years as party members.
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