THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has challenged the Zanu PF
government to deliver the jobs and quality health care services and education
which they promised during their campaign ahead of the July 30 elections.
Party spokesperson Linda Masarira said the party held a
standing committee meeting at the weekend in which members were concerned over
the deteriorating political and economic situation in the country.
“As a party founded on social democratic principles, we
will continue being the voice of reason and stretching our hand of humility and
responsibility, as we deliberate on progressive methods of reviving our economy
and ensuring sustainable human development for all Zimbabweans,” Masarira said.
“The MDC-T is concerned about the demise we are facing as a
nation and wants to ensure that every Zimbabwean’s right to socio-economic
rights is respected. Zimbabweans want bread and butter and the government
should ensure that they deliver jobs, quality services deliver, quality
healthcare and education.”
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on record on several
instances promising to create jobs for the currently unemployed mostly youths
and promising economic revival which he projected would be a middle income
economy by 2030.
The Zanu PF government is currently struggling to resolve
the economic crisis and contrary to its campaign in which it promised to create
more jobs, the Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has recently hinted on plans to
retrench civil servants to ease the burden that government incurs through heft
wage bill.
Masarira said beyond politics, the people of Zimbabwe
should come first in all government programmes and the party position will
continue to put the welfare and livelihoods of Zimbabweans first.
“We deliberated on constructive solutions to the crisis in
our country which we will unpack in full on Tuesday morning at 8am. As
Zimbabweans regardless of race, colour, religion, tribe, age gender or
political affiliation, we should endeavour to be progressive and developmental-minded
and wish for the best prosperity of Zimbabwe for posterity. We should pride
ourselves in celebrating our differences and diversity as we pull together to
rebuild Zimbabwe,” she said.
Khupe’s MDC-T has been accused of working with Zanu PF to
divide MDC Alliance votes during the election, claims the party has vehemently
denied. Newsday
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