The pressure is mounting on whether or not Tsvangirai and his MDC party should walkout of the GNU.
When ever Tsvangirai has to face a tough decision in which some of the more logical MDC leaders opposed him, he has always suggested that the party "will consult and listen to the people". The party will then go on to hold a number of public meetings addressed by the party leadership. Only a few party members will get a chance to speak. No doubt, some will say this and others will say that and the third group will say something completely difference which is neither this nor that. And so the party leadership will be left to pick and choose what the people actually said!
There are good political reasons why MDC should walk out of this GNU; for a start the power sharing has been a complete failure given Mugabe has all his dictatorial powers and he has continued to flex his muscles. There a equally good economic reasons for walking out. The economic recover, which is the acid test, will never occur; because no one is going to bank roll this dictatorship. The only reason why Tsvangirai and his fellow MDC leaders would want to stay is for selfish gain. They are enjoying the social and economic benefits of being Prime Minister, etc.
Mugabe has already started beating the war drum; there will be no free and fair elections and MDC will be routed! So MDC leaders know they will once again be a nobody after the next elections.
Mutambara too knows his chance of winning come the next elections is zero and that is why he has been pushing for the GNU to last as long as possible. He too would like to hang on to his Deputy Prime Minister post as long as possible. At least he is honest and up front about it. The same can not be said about Tsvangirai and his MDC friends; they want to stay in the GNU but would like to hide behind some fudged people’s wish.
Some of the most heinous crimes against the people in this life are often committed in the name of the people. Tsvangirai never consulted the people before he joined Mugabe to form this GNU. He is going through the same meaningless motion of consulting the people to stay in. Whatever he does, staying in is clearly worse, the damage he has done in joining the GNU has been immeasurable.
Be joining Mugabe to form this GNU Tsvangirai endorsed Mugabe’s position that Mugabe alone will decide who rules Zimbabwe. The only election result Mugabe will accept is one that endorses his dictatorial position. Tsvangirai had no right to make such a outrageous and far reaching decision. It was a serious betrayal of the people’s trust and fundamental right.
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