LATE MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s son Vincent is eying a
seat in Parliament after winning the party’s internal primary elections ahead
of the September 7, Glen View South constituency by-election.
The seat fell vacant following the death of Vimbayi Java
Tsvangirai, the eldest daughter of the late founding leader of the MDC due to
injuries sustained in a horrific car accident.
The opposition, looking to retain the seat said it had
already started campaigning ahead of polls and will be looking to widen the
margin in the polls.
Speaking soon after the primary elections, Harare
provincial chairman Wellington Chikombo said a win by Vincent in the primaries
and also in the main election would preserve the legacy of the Tsvangirai
family.
“This is our stronghold, our constituency and we need to
work extra hard to retain and preserve that legacy of our late President Dr
Tsvangirai. The people of Glen View South should send a clear message to Zanu
PF, that enough is enough; that it is a party of corruption, a party of the
past and does not belong anywhere near Parliament and power,” Chikombo said.
Party secretary for elections Jacob Mafume said despite the
skewed and unfair electoral playing field, the MDC will win because it was with
the people.
“We know we are entering the race against a party that rigs
elections, especially by-elections. You saw what they did in Lupane using State
resources and medicines in a crass vote buying attempt where ministers wrote to
each other letters on government letter heads so that they buy votes using
taxpayers’ money,” Mafume said.
He said the people should not be fooled by a failed
leadership who want to throw freebies to attain political power.
“The real issues are that Zanu PF has failed to improve the
lives of ordinary people, they have been stealing and looting national coffers
dry. These by-elections are a clear choice between darkness which is Zanu PF
and light which is us, the peoples party, the MDC,” Mafume said. Newsday
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