The Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) wants to hold an
economic summit next month where it intends to invite various stakeholders,
including those perceived to be critics of government among them the Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).
Polad members met in Bulawayo on Friday where they formed
different thematic committees to deal with issues affecting the country to
prepare groundwork for the summit slated for February 28.
Coalition of Democrats (CODE) leader Trust Chikohora, who
chairs the economic thematic committee, said Polad wanted to address issues
such as corruption, hyperinflation and the cash crisis and come up with a work
plan for the first quarter of the year.
“We will identify the four pillars of the Zimbabwean
economy and tour companies and organisations,’’ said Chikohora.
“We will lobby other countries to assist Zimbabwe in the
economic resuscitation. Our economic summit to be held on February 28 will
bring together all major players of the economy such as the Consumer Council,
the investor community and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. We want to
come up with recommendations that we will present to the government.’’
He added that Polad would come up with a position paper
through its constitutional and legislative committee and present it to
Parliament.
NCA leader Lovemore Madhuku chairs the constitutional and
legislative thematic committee while MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe is in
charge of the international engagement one.
However, contacted for comment, ZCTU secretary-general
Japhet Moyo said the labour movement was aware of many talk show platforms
being created as a diversionary strategy.
“We are aware of many diversionary strategies, but we are
too busy with our core mandate to attend to these talk shows. We already have
the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) that is legislated and mandated to deal
with socio-economic issues. Therefore it might be a misnomer for government to
create another platform to deal with the same issues before the TNF,’’ Moyo
said. Standard
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