Hlalo made the remarks while addressing delegates during a
Zpra heroes’ day commemoration at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo on Monday
after MDC-T organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe recently attacked Mugabe over
issues of mis-governance and marginalisation of the Matabeleland region.
Hlalo recently joined the People’s Democratic Party after
he was fired from the MDC-T for challenging the endorsement of Gift Banda as
Bulawayo chairperson for Tsvangirai’s party.
“Can we please be politicians with vision! Can we stop
talking about Mugabe, Mugabe, let’s talk about solutions. We talk here about
the violence that occurred at (Morgan) Tsvangirai’s party,” he said.
“This violence is not about fighting to free the people of
Zimbabwe, it’s all about positions. They are fighting for positions that I want
to be in this position or that one.
Have you ever heard that when people crossed borders to
fight to liberate the country they fought over it.
“Now it’s cheap to be a leader, we do not hold them to
account, that’s what happens in the Bulawayo council. Do you enjoy what is
happening in the council? How much is the corruption in Bulawayo? That is what
we want to hear people fighting to correct.”
Hlalo claimed that he was fired for representing the
interests of Bulawayo residents.
“I was fired because I said we cannot be led by crooks
known in Bulawayo. Bulawayo is so dear to us, we will never allow people to
come and lead us with dirty hands,” Hlalo said.
“You hear some saying Hlalo is not a Bulawayan, cheap
politics. People should talk reasonable politics not Mugabe this, Mugabe that,
what will you do to him, tell us so that we follow you?”
MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu, recently dismissed Hlalo’s
rants as sour grapes.
“I suspect that Hlalo, who is my uncle, is just bitter and
a very frustrated man. He will cool down with time,” he said. Newsday
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