Gibson Sibanda

Gibson Sibanda

Gibson Jama Sibanda (born 1944) is a Zimbabwean politician. He is Vice-President of the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Arthur Mutambara and was first elected to the House of Assembly in the 2000 election; currently, he is a member of the Senate.

Early life

Sibanda was born in Filabusi, Matabeleland. He worked on the railways and was a trade unionist before going into politics as Welfare Secretary of ZAPU (being jailed by the Rhodesian government from 1976 to 1979).

In 1984 Sibanda was elected President of five amalgamated railway trades unions. He studied and obtained a Diploma in Industrial Labour Relations, and was the first Vice-President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions in 1988 before serving as President from 1989. He was a leading member of the initiative for the ZCTU to establish a political party in 2000, being unanimously elected as Vice-President at the inaugural congress.

MDC activity

Sibanda was elected to the House of Assembly from Nkulumane in the 2000 election, defeating ZANU-PF candidate Dumiso Dabengwa. [ [http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/senate100.13524.html "Mugabe leaves Dabengwa out of Senate"] , newzimbabwe.com.]

In 2005 Sibanda was the leader of a faction within the MDC which advocated that the party should participate in elections to the Senate of Zimbabwe, which it had opposed. When the MDC National Council voted to support participation, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai suspended Sibanda and his supporters, such as Welshman Ncube, pending a Congress in February 2006.Fact|date=June 2007 They accused Tasvangirai of being dictatorial and said that they had actually suspended him. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200706060840.html Zimbabwe: MDC Unity Talks Break Down] , June 6 2007. AllAfrica]

The MDC split in October 2005, a result of escalating internal tensions which saw Tsvangirai differ sharply with some of his senior colleagues on various policy issues, including election participation.

Sibanda was elected to the Senate in the March 2008 parliamentary election. He stood as a candidate for the post of President of the Senate on August 25 2008, and he was backed by both MDC factions, but was defeated by ZANU-PF candidate Edna Madzongwe, receiving 28 votes against 58 votes for Madzongwe. [ [http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/parly45.18666.html "Madzongwe wins Senate presidency"] , Newzimbabwe.com, August 26, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/Mps_index_six/Sibanda/sibanda.html Biography] on Zimbabwe Parliament site


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