ZIMBABWE National Liberation War Veterans’ Association
secretary-general has said opposition parties’ claim that the political playing
field was tilted in favour of Zanu PF were from “empty gongs” who always made
the most noise each time elections beckon.
Matematanda, who is Zanu PF politburo member and the
party’s aspiring candidate for Gokwe Central constituency, made the remarks
during a war veterans’ outreach meeting held at Stanley Square in Bulawayo on
Saturday.
He also challenged ruling party members who lost in the
primary elections to rally behind winning candidates.
“We got into primary elections as Zanu PF and some places
had reruns as some candidates were saying the elections had been stolen. This
is because it was their first time to contest they had not been in these
elections before. No you must know that this is the game, I am happy that those
who had not been involved in elections before now know there is cheating. So we
are saying that we cannot keep on holding reruns while the party is dying,”
Matemadanda said.
“We now know there is cheating, theft of cell registers and
stuffing of ballots. I am saying we must all be in the structures of the party
and we must not be perpetually crying like the opposition which makes noise all
the time when they know they will never rule this country anyway. I am here to
say the party should move forward. We do not want people who say if this or
that is not resolved we will do ‘bhora mudondo’. This means that such people
have not been with us.”
“Some were saying the G40 is back in the party to impeach
President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa, no impeachment was for (Robert) Mugabe not
Mnangagwa. If there is someone who thinks of impeaching Mnangagwa he must know
we are clever that we will not allow it,” Matematanda said.
Speaking at the same event, Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial
chairman Callistus Ndlovu also warned party members to desist from bad mouthing
each other during the campaign period. Newsday
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