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Constitution Select Committee  logo , courtesy of Newsday paper 22/05/12
Fresh fights have erupted in Constitution making process COPAC, amid the revelations  that ZANU-PF is pushing for the removal of the constitutional  court,devolution while seeking the absolute powers for the President in the new charter.

Reports by the Newsday paper suggests that ZANU-PF spoke person ,Rugare Gumbo confirmed that they had came up with a new proposal to the court and which the two MDC formations could not agree on.The party instead proposed that the constitution should be replaced by a Supreme court division .

In its 29 page  proposal on the draft of the new governance charter to COPAC,ZANU-PF is also seeking to two vice-presidents allegedly to balance its politics ethics .Such outstanding issues had drawn back the constitution process which will see it taking time to accomplish irregardless of the pending elections.

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