FORMER opposition MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora
has set himself on a collision course with party leader Thokozani Khupe after
blasting the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform, where Khupe is a key
figure.
Mwonzora, who was MDC Alliance deputy secretary for
international relations before a Supreme Court ruling delivered on Tuesday that
nullified MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa’s appointment as the opposition
leader, also told a local media outlet that he had no respect for President
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s human rights record and the way he was handling his
dialogue processes under Polad.
Khupe’s MDC-T is a member of the dialogue series snubbed by
Chamisa.
“I have no respect for the way this government is carrying
on its governance of this country,” Mwonzora said.
“I don’t agree with President Mnangagwa at all. I don’t
agree with his human rights record. I don’t agree with the way he is carrying
on his political dialogue, the Polad and so on. What I think is in the best
interest of Zimbabwe is to have genuine dialogue before a neutral arbiter.”
His position, however, will likely set him against Khupe,
Mnangagwa’s key ally in Polad.
In Polad, Khupe is tasked with pushing the international
community to remove sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, particularly by the United
States and her allies.
Mwonzora accused MDC vice-presidents Tendai Biti and
Welshman Ncube of leading Chamisa astray as they do not qualify to stand for
posts at the proposed congress set in three months.
He also attacked exiled former Cabinet minister Jonathan
Moyo, saying given his record in government and history of fighting the MDC, he
could not preach democracy to the opposition party.
Mwonzora said if Chamisa subjected himself to the congress,
he stood a good chance of winning the party leadership. Newsday
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