OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday evaded roadblocks mounted by suspected Zanu PF supporters and state security agents to meet his party’s supporters in ruling party’s stronghold of Mashonaland Central province.
According to MDC Alliance officials, state security agents
and some Zanu PF supporters were trailing Chamisa’s convoy and the opposition
leader was forced to abandon it.
Chamisa yesterday refused to comment on how he reached
Mbire saying: “It’s a security issue, I cannot discuss that.”
He told MDC Alliance supporters to prepare for the 2023
elections.
“We are imploring you to vote for regime change,” Chamisa
said.
“May the youth, churches, business community, village heads
and everyone know that it is now time for regime change.
“Very soon we will make Zimbabwe work.”
He promised party supporters that the MDC Alliance would
soon adopt a new name after the Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T’s threats to use it
in future elections.
Chamisa was accompanied by his deputy Tendai Biti and
several senior party leaders.
The MDC Alliance leader has visited Masvingo, Mashonaland
West and Manicaland where he was met by huge crowds during several stop-overs.
Zanu PF youths and suspected state security agents have
tried to stop the opposition’s meetings on several occasions.
In Manicaland, the MDC Alliance said there was an attempt
to kill Chamisa after a car he was travelling in was allegedly shot at by
people that had been trailing him.
Chamisa, who narrowly lost the disputed 2018 presidential
elections to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to face the Zanu PF
leader again in the highly-anticipated polls.
There are already fears that the polls would be marred by
violence given the rising tension between Zanu PF and the MDC Alliance.
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