By Staff Reporter MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda has defended the political standing of his boss, Nelson Chamisa arguing he was not a “spent force” but instead, the opposition leader remained dear to Zimbabweans. Addressing journalists in Kwekwe this week, Sibanda rubbished statements that Chamisa had become irrelevant in national politics after some senior party officials, including MPs deserted him in recent months to join rivals MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora or Zanu PF. “I traverse this country and the president does. When he walks out and speaks, the president gets a lot of attention as if we were in an election mode. What the public is saying is that the president is not only still dear to them, but it is also because of his approach to people and the way he understands the people,” he said adding Chamisa’s work diary was always full of events to attend.