MILLICENT HUNGWE
MASVINGO-Ndarama Head, Oddy Matongo was elected vice chairperson of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Masvingo District.
The NASH Nasvingo District elections were held at Urban Lifestyle Hotel on May 22.
Matongo will serve in the executive committee for the next two years alongside other elected school heads from across the district.
Speaking to The Midweek Watch after his election, Matongo expressed gratitude to fellow heads for the confidence they had shown in him.
“I’m happy with the trust my fellow colleagues gave me for us to work as a team, we will improve from where the previous committee left,” said Matongo.
“I promise to work with the committee to take NASH to greater heights, in both academics and sports,” he added.
The newly elected executive committee includes re-elected chairperson Thomas Mureriwa of Temeraire High School, secretary Charity Mutendi of Mutendi High School, vice secretary Tambudzai Maponde of Nyikavanhu High School, and the treasurer is Jack Leonard from Rujeko Secondary School.
“I am honored to be elected as the Secretary General for Masvingo District, a post that l take with the seriousness it deserves. I’m privileged to serve in this committee and will give priority in maintaining the vision and mission of the district,” said Mutendi.
Meanwhile, Masvingo Christian College head Dr. Edison Muresherwa, the National Association of Secondary Heads (NASH) Masvingo Provincial Chairperson, said the electoral process had been progressing smoothly across the province, with only Chiredzi and Bikita districts yet to conduct their elections.
“We are not a trade union, but an administrative arm of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. We pray to work well in fulfilling the objectives of the government in achieving His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030, leaving no one and no place behind,” said Dr Muresherwa.
The elections are expected to strengthen leadership within NASH and promote development in both academic and sporting activities in secondary schools across the province.
