Former MDC Zengeza legislator Tafadzwa Musekiwa believes
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has what it takes to dislodge President
Emmerson Mnangagwa during the forthcoming elections.
Musekiwa, who made history in 2000 by becoming the youngest
MP in the history of the country aged 24, was forced to flee to the United
Kingdom 15 years ago following threats to his life.
He returned home for the first time a few weeks ago,
sparking speculation he was contemplating a political comeback.
Musekiwa told The Standard that he would not contest in the
forthcoming elections, but was endorsing Chamisa.
“I think Chamisa’s takeover of the MDC is the greatest
thing that has happened in the politics of this republic since the death of
[Morgan] Tsvangirai,” he said.
“Like I told you and without the risk of being labelled a
bootlicker or someone who is looking for a job, I work at the largest leasing
company in the world with net revenue of over £500 million per annum in the
heart of London.
“Without going into much detail, it’s fair to say that I
have worked with some of the greatest minds of this world and trust me when I
tell you that Chamisa ranks among those.
“It’s one thing to admire [former president Barrack] Obama
in America and forget that we also have our own right next door.
“The bottom line is we have an opportunity to elect our own
Obama and this opportunity may not arise if we as Zimbabweans don’t grab it.
“Where Zimbabwe is heading needs a dynamic and intelligent
mind, it needs the passion and the energy and the ability to connect to fellow
world leaders at the same level and Chamisa has all the ingredients.”
Musekiwa described his homecoming as an emotional moment
for him and his family. However, the former MP said he was shocked by the level
of infrastructure decay in the country.
“A lot of people are aware who has been responsible for the
mess that we find ourselves in and the fact that ED [Mnangagwa] has been part
and parcel of the regime since 1980 makes him part of the problem as much as
Mugabe,” he said.
“The fact that he has retained the same people like Patrick
Chinamasa and Obert Mpofu in senior positions means people have lost hope in
the so-called ‘new dispensation’.
“People think this is just a ploy to hoodwink them to get
the votes ahead of the elections.
“People feel cheated, they feel betrayed and I guess that’s
why ED will lose by a very wide margin come July.”
He said he would not seek to stand in the forthcoming
elections as a sign of respect to fellow MDC-T members.
“There are so many people who have been fighting this
regime and who have been loyal to the party who were brutalised by the Mugabe
regime and obviously deserve a chance to take those kinds of positions,”
Musekiwa said.
“I have been away and all I am doing is to support whoever
the party nominates or selects into those positions.
“I will stay here outside any political position for some
time whilst I familiarise myself with what’s happening.
“I must, however, admit that if I am called for duty by the
party or Chamisa’s government, I will oblige.”
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