Former Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna (ZANU PF) graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) on Friday amid controversial circumstances, as reports indicate he failed several modules.
Nduna, who serves as the chairperson for resource mobilisation and revenue generation within ZANU PF’s central committee, has claimed that he faced political bias and targeting due to his party affiliation. He requested a remarking of all failed modules.
The controversy was ignited by a social media user named Cde Andrew Maimba, who suggested in a post that Nduna had failed and did not actually graduate. Wrote Maimba:
Vanombozvida here ma lecturer epa UZ munhu anoti kana afoira ovavhunditsira achiti ndiri we ZANU PF.
Hon Dexter Nduna Chegutu West today decided to get a gown from the street and wore it to make believe.
He is not on the list of graduands from the faculty of law coz akafoira foira ma modules hobho hobho.
Nduna, however, told NewZimbabwe.com that he graduated from the UZ and shared a receipt for the graduation gown he purchased exclusively from the institution after confirming his place on the list of graduating students.
He even took to social media to congratulate himself on his achievement.
Under UZ’s academic regulations, students who fail some subjects are expected to either sit for supplementary exams or apply to repeat the failed modules.
Nduna is no stranger to controversy, having served as the MP for Chegutu West despite losing the 2018 election to MDC Alliance’s Gift Konjana.
Meanwhile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who officiated over the graduation ceremony, capped 6,778 graduates across various disciplines, including 16 Doctor of Philosophy, 11 Masters in Philosophy, and 5,319 undergraduate degrees. 1,432 graduates completed various postgraduate programmes.
UZ has faced numerous scandals in recent years, including the issuance of fake PhD degrees, allegations of political interference, nepotism, and corruption.
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