MDC leaders sold-out during the GNU by
failing to implement even one meaningful reform. If I have said that once, I
have said it a million times and a million times again. To those millions of
doubting Thomas who would not believe me, now you can believe it from the horse’s
own mouth.
“The opposition MDC went into the
Government of National Unity (GNU) between 2009-2013 without a plan and failed
to utilise the opportunity, new party leader Nelson Chamisa has admitted,”
reported New Zimbabwe.
“While the MDC has consistently claimed
glory for stabilising the economy, after then party leader Morgan Tsvangirai
joined arch-foe and ex-President Robert Mugabe following inconclusive elections
in 2008, Chamisa said the opposition went into government “sat and ate.”
“Chamisa was speaking at the launch of
the opposition’s latest policy blue-print titled Return to Economic Recovery,
Legitimacy, Openness and Democracy (RELOAD) in Harare vowing never to repeat
the same mistake.
“We got in the inclusive government and
just sat there, spent five years in there. We came out without doing anything.
“We will not do that, dialogue must have
timelines that are very clear, the international community must tick us, mark
us on the boxes,” said Chamisa.
To the naïve and gullible who would want to believe Chamisa;
please ask yourselves how many times MDC officials have said there would be no
elections without reforms!
“(President) Mnangagwa wants to get into office through the
window abusing conditions for elections. That’s why I told him that I will not
accept what they used to do to Tsvangirai who was robbed with his eyes open. As
long as we don’t agree on the issue of ballot paper, the election will not be
done,” said Mr Chamisa in June 2018, for example.
“We will push until it’s done. What I am saying is as long
as we have not agreed on who prints the ballot paper, where it will be printed
and how the security around the ballot paper will be like, there will be no
election in Zimbabwe.”
Zanu PF rigged last year’s elections, it is illegitimate and
MDC’s RELOAD plan is only meant to give Zanu PF legitimacy by the back door
whilst giving MDC the chance to get back on the gravy train so they can
continue to “sit and eat” from where they left off at the end of the last GNU.
If we are serious about getting the democratic reforms implemented,
finally, then we must get an independent body to implement them. Zanu PF has to
step down to create the political space for the independent body. This is the
only viable way forward!
4 comments:
@ Francis Maposa
We have been through this before and I will tell you what I told you then: Zimbabwe has 130 political party and they have not change anything. I can form my own party but that will not change anything either. It is not more political parties that we need but rather a change of our political system so we have quality leaders and that is why I am focusing on implementing the democratic reforms.
Until we implement the democratic reforms, this country is going nowhere!
@ Francis Maposa
We have been through this before and I will tell you what I told you then: Zimbabwe has 130 political party and they have not change anything. I can form my own party but that will not change anything either. It is not more political parties that we need but rather a change of our political system so we have quality leaders and that is why I am focusing on implementing the democratic reforms.
Until we implement the democratic reforms, this country is going nowhere!
@ Kusure
Politicians spend their lives blaming others, here it is the late Tsvangirai who is being blamed here, remember that saying if I am in power I won't do like him, that London rally. You were under is arm why didn't you say something to show that you are smart. We suggested that ask for reforms before the elections and we were called Zanoids. Good luck in 2023 because you need it.
Well considering it is the ordinary people like you and me and not the politicians, they are living in comfort and if Chamisa gets his wish he will soon be back on the gravy train, who are suffering the most; I would not agree with your “Good luck in 2023!” If Zanu PF rigs those elections then it us who will suffer the consequences.
I would rather be call Zanoid and make sure we have free, fair and credible elections and a good and competent government than allow this madness to continue one more day!
@Vigil
“He was asked by the BBC why Zimbabwe was listed 127th out 180 countries in the world press freedom index and why Reporters Without Borders say harassment and intimidation of journalists by the security apparatus is standard practice. Moyo blathered blithely that the new dispensation was 'unlocking freedoms' and said media houses had been allowed to set up and freely express themselves. No word about opening up television and radio to independent broadcasters or about the Zanu-PF-controlled state press or about the closing of the internet and social media in the government clampdown on protestors in January.”
It is very disappointing that after risking life and limb fighting the white colonial regime for our freedoms and human rights we are still fighting for the same freedoms and human rights 40 years after independence!
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