SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, son of the late Father Zimbabwe,
Vice-President Joshua Nkomo has said he was not yet ready to join mainstream
politics, although he came from a family with a strong political background.
He told Southern Eye last Friday that his interest at the
moment was reviving the Joshua Nkomo Cultural Movement in honour of his late
father.
“I am not yet mature for politics, they say wisdom comes
with age, and I know that I will end up in politics whether I like it or not
since I come from a family with a political background. I am the son of one of
the founding fathers of Zimbabwe,” Nkomo said.
He said the Joshua Nkomo Cultural Movement had nothing to
do with politics, but was there to preach grassroots unity and national
healing.
Nkomo said they opened the centenary service celebrating
the birth of Joshua Nkomo on June 7, 2017, at St Joseph’s Matopo district and
entertained over 30 000 people and would continue with the celebrations even
outside the country.
He said they will end the celebrations on Thursday, by
holding a Joshua Nkomo series lecture at the University of Zimbabwe and a fund-raising
dinner dance.
“As the son of a man who believed in peace and tolerance, I
always work towards peace. We want to go to Harare since we had not done
anything outside Matabeleland and want to show that the late Father Zimbabwe
was a national leader,’’ Sibangilizwe said, adding that both Vice-Presidents
Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga were facilitating the programmes.
But, Mohadi on Saturday said he was not aware of the
programme.
“No, I am not aware of that maybe it is the other
Vice-President’s office,” he said. Newsday
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