THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T was yesterday forced to change its extra-ordinary congress date from September 4 to July 31 following legal advice from its lawyer Lovemore Madhuku.
Insiders said Khupe had to call Madhuku to address her standing committee members on the technicalities relating to timelines set by the March 30 Supreme Court ruling which ordered her to organise a congress to resolve the long-running leadership wrangle between her and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.
Effectively, Khupe has lost her right to call for congress within the three months required by the court.
According to the March 30 Supreme Court ruling, Khupe was supposed to call for the congress within three months, failing which Komichi would take over and organise it.
The MDC-T had last Wednesday announced that it would hold its congress from September 4 to 6, saying this was within the timelines set by the Supreme Court.
