PEOPLE’S Rainbow Coalition (PRC) presidential candidate
Joice Mujuru has called on all regional and international observers in the
country to help ensure that next week’s general elections were held in a
credible and transparent manner to avoid a disputed outcome.
Mujuru, in a statement released by her spokesperson Gilbert
Dzikiti, said the current environment did not provide for free and fair
elections considering that parties were being denied key information such as
security of the ballot papers.
“To date, the integrity of elections is in shambles
following the dictatorial tendencies of imposition from Zimbabwe Electoral
Commission (Zec) commissioners regarding the voters’ roll, security of data,
data manipulation and audit of the voters’ roll. There has been an element of
arrogance with regard to information pertaining to the composition of strategic
committees, namely the logistics committee,” Mujuru said.
Mujuru accused her former Zanu PF party, of abusing
traditional chiefs for political mileage and cited the Chiefs Council president
Fortune Charumbira for willy-nilly defying a High Court order.
“Of note, was the court victory which ordered Chief
Charumbira to state the impartiality of chiefs in the country and apologise to
all citizens. The court judgment has been ignored to date as a brazen act of
contempt of court,” she said.
Mujuru alleged her party had hit a brick wall in some areas
because chiefs loyal to Zanu PF had blocked her campaign.
“PRC has been refused access for courtesy calls by
frightened traditional leaders in Mashonaland East. Chiefs have not remained
open to all Zimbabweans regardless of political affiliation. The fear
permeating within chiefs is an indictment of the inherent unfairness of the
electoral process,” she said.
Mujuru said the country was far from holding credible
elections and, therefore, needed help from outsiders.
“In conclusion, PRC is convinced that there is much to be
done and elections in Zimbabwe will not be free, fair and credible. Elections
are a process which should be involving of all stakeholders and should not be
an event seeking to legitimise pseudo democratic illusion,” she said. Newsday
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