RETIRED Anglican Bishop and civic rights activist,
Sebastian Bakare has urged Zimbabweans to go out and vote in their numbers to register
their anger at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which he accused of not
coming out clean on the voters’ roll.
Bakare made the remarks yesterday in an interview with
NewsDay in Mutare, where he said it was a democratic right for all Zimbabweans
to vote regardless of uncertainty of Zec not conducting a credible election.
“The issue of the voters’ roll has become an issue, but if
you go the world over, it is not an issue because it is a public document and I
wonder why Zec is not coming out clean on the issue of a voters’ roll,” he
said.
“People who are responsible for this document, the Zimbabwe
Electoral Commission, they know that something is wrong with this document and
we now wonder how honest
they are.
“As a citizen of Zimbabwe, I am going to vote regardless of
what is happening. I am going to vote and register my anger, but I need Zec to
be in the lead to promote democracy.”
The cleric added: “I don’t vote to win, but to register my
concern that will be shared with other people. If it means 99% people vote for
a certain party, I will be the 1% just to show my concern and that is
democracy.”
Opposition parties accuse Zec of taking orders from the
ruling Zanu PF. Newsday
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