“The MDC is ready for this election” says Minister Biti. After all the humiliation and contemptuous treatment by Mugabe; what other option does MDC have but to accept elections at the dictator’s terms!
It took Tendai Biti a very long time to finally, finally realise that Mugabe and Zanu PF could not be trusted. Here is the man who has been dealing with Zanu PF up front and personal ever since his party entered into negotiations long before the 2008 elections.
Only a few months ago Tendai Biti himself was full of praise of the dictator calling the brute “a Victorian gentleman” who should be “knighted”. A ruthless dictator who has brought our great nation to knees and has the blood of hundreds of thousands of our people on his hands, some of the blood still fresh after the 2008 presidential run-off; knighted?
Minister Biti, you may choose to call what you and your fellow leaders in MDC have done “sincere” and do acknowledge even being “naïve”. What you did is a lot worse than that. You betrayed the people of Zimbabwe who had risked so much over the years and many lives lost to end the reign of terror and bring about real democratic change. The people paid dearly for the electoral mandate they gave you in March 2008. And you gave it away for a place at Mugabe’s high table.
Minister Biti it was not after the Zanu PF Congress in December 2009 that the unlawful farm invasions, disobedience of lawful court orders, etc. started. These things have been going one all along. MDC has said little and done nothing about these criminal activities by Mugabe and his thugs because people like Biti and Tsvangirai had been appointed Minister and Prime Minister by Mugabe and did not want to rock the boat.
You are complaining now because Mugabe did not share the spoils of power fairly with you.
Only a week ago Prime Minister Tsvangirai was quick off the mark to slam down President Zuma’s call for fresh elections. Now Minister Biti is calling for elections and asking SADC to supervise. It is the contemptuous way, “vitriolic” to you, Mugabe continues to treat Tsvangirai that has forced you to change you mind?
Minister Biti; MDC is NOT ready for elections. MDC lost faith with the people when it cosy up to Mugabe. Mugabe used the time to rebuild his own party, get the Army and the Police to reaffirm their allegiance to himself and Zanu PF. What people saw in December 2009 is as strong and united Zanu PF as Mugabe can ever get it to be; given the chaotic state of the national affairs. So Mugabe has now decided to ditch Tsvangirai and MDC; he has too if only to stop Zanu PF falling apart again!
Minister Tendai Biti’s belated bravado is fooling no one. Mugabe is the one calling the shots here. With MDC discredited and his party as united as he can get it to be; Mugabe is now looking for the opportune moment to call for fresh elections. There will be no fresh elections until Mugabe is good and ready; his say is the only one that really matters – absolute power for you.
Ironically, it was MDC’s blundering that ensured Mugabe would still have absolute power after signing the GPA! Poor Biti, he of all people, has egg all over his face but has now to pretend he and MDC still have a say in all this.
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