The Second Republic will not tolerate lawlessness from MDC
Alliance malcontents who lost in the 2018 harmonised elections, but are plotting
to destabilise the country through unlawful demonstrations, Vice-President
Constantino Chiwenga has warned.
He said Zanu-PF was supreme to Government and the
revolutionary party would remain committed to reviving the economy ahead of
politics as people’s aspirations were a priority.
The Vice President made the remarks while introducing
President Mnangagwa to delegates at the Zanu-PF 18th Annual National People’s
Conference yesterday.
In a stern warning to the opposition, Vice-President
Chiwenga said authorities will not tolerate machinations by the Nelson
Chamisa-led party, which is promoting a legacy of polarisation and wanton
disrespect of the Constitution by engaging in unlawful demonstrations.
“These malcontents, after losing both the 2018 harmonised
General Elections and the Constitutional Court case continue on a spate of
retrogressive violence, intimidation and a propensity for lawlessness,
ostensibly to resist the reality of the Second Republic under your (President
Mnangagwa) astute leadership,” he said. “This is evident in their persistent
threats to demonstrate and carry out unsanctioned and illegal industrial
actions.”
Vice President Chiwenga likened Chamisa to 12th Century
Asian war monger Genges Khan who founded one of the largest contagious armies
in world history, spreading to Eurasia.
He said Chamisa’s refusal to enter into the Political Actors
Dialogue (POLAD) exposes the MDC-A’s propensity for toxic politics.
“We are Zimbabweans and this is our country, we have no
other country to go to, we must be united as Zimbabweans,” said the
Vice-President.
“There are those like Ganges Khan who thought he would rule
the world and made the entire army to perish in the Asian desert and the horses
to perish in the desert. Muno hazvibudirire. (It won’t happen here in
Zimbabwe).
“You (President Mnangagwa) extended a hand to all political
parties that contested the 2018 elections to participate in POLAD. We are
saddened as a Party that your goodwill gesture has not been reciprocated by
some.”
Vice-President Chiwenga said people’s expectations must
come first with the underlying thread being to diversify the economy to improve
the social well-being of citizens in line with Vision 2030.
“Our people’s expectations should always be the guiding
compass to deliberations at this auspicious 18th National People’s Conference,
as enunciated by our winning Election Manifesto and the critically binding
resolutions of the 2018 National People’s Conference,” he said. “This
Conference is an opportunity to reflect the arduous road we have travelled
during the year as we implemented the resolutions of the last Conference, with
the avowed aim of improving the lives of our people.
“The underlying thread remain an obligation to build the
capacity of our diverse economy for the social well-being of our citizenry, in
tandem with the clear vision of becoming an Upper Middle Income Economy by year
2030.”
VP Chiwenga also underscored Zanu-PF’s superiority over
Government emphasising that the party should guide national policies in line
with the 2018 election manifesto that won the people’s vote.
He described President Mnangagwa as a “visionary, resolute,
consistent, persistent, and tried and tested leader” whose 2030 Vision would
guide Zimbabwe into a prosperous future. Herald
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