
NPP secretary-general Gift Nyandoro yesterday acknowledged
that there were sticking issues delaying the signing of a pact between Mujuru
and Tsvangirai, adding that the former Vice-President had not yet agreed to
deputise the MDC-T leader in the MDC Alliance.
“No amount of mischief is ever going to railroad NPP into
public disclosure of what are the key outstanding issues before both parties so
agree to announce,” he said.
Both Tsvangirai and Mujuru were reportedly fighting over
the leadership of the alliance.
“Regrettably political prophets of doom and soothsayers
have sought to parade and manufacture falsehoods on social media to the effect
of NPP having concluded the noble talks with MDC-T and Dr Joice Teurai Ropa
Mujuru having accepted the position of vice-presidency of the MDC Alliance.
“Such falsehoods are scandalous and simply put; are a
hallmark of political desperation by political opportunists and midgets who
want to ensure that our engagement with MDC-T collapses,” he said.
“The party leadership of both sides and their teams (are) working
flat out to ensure finality to this noble cause. Engagements of such a noble
cause are never a matter to be driven by duress or external occurrences or
happenings in other political formations,” Nyandoro said, adding “working
together is a matter no-longer for debate but it’s just a question of
implementation”.
With Tsvangirai having already been endorsed as
presidential candidate for the MDC Alliance comprising of seven opposition
parties, leaving Mujuru clutching at straws, Nyandoro was quick to slam
doomsayers.
Mujuru did not attend a rally convened by members of the
MDC Alliance at which Tsvangirai’s candidature was confirmed, drawing criticism
from critics and supporters alike. The coalition process, however, has been
beset by problems after violence broke out between rival MDC-T factions leaving
leading figures among them party vice-president Thokozani Khupe, national
chairman Lovemore Moyo and organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe assaulted by
party youths. newsday
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