THE opposition MDC is a gang of retrogressive minds bent on
sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts to revive the economy, hence
Zimbabweans should shun their call for protests slated for Friday, Defence
minister Oppah Muchinguri has said.
Muchinguri was speaking at Ntunungwe Secondary School in
Bulilima East, where she was the guest of honour at Industry minister
Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu’s victory celebrations on Sunday.
Ndlovu beat MDC Alliance’s Solani Moyo, who also happens to
be the opposition’s Matabeleland South provincial chairperson.
She said the Nelson Chamisa-led political outfit was
possessed by a demon of economic sabotage, hence their kudira jecha concept —
interpreted by Zanu PF supporters as meaning to disrupt and disturb every
government effort of rebuilding the country — has seen them organising violent
protests in January and going to Western countries to push for sanctions.
“We are talking of development, but others are talking of
kudira jecha because President Mnangagwa was talking of Zimbabwe is open for
business and re-engaging the West. They are even asking for sanctions to be
imposed on the country. This is retrogressive thinking, I don’t know if we no
longer have doctors to examine their brains to see if they are still
functional,” Muchinguri said.
Chamisa last week announced August 16 as the date for a
major protest against the economic meltdown which he attributed to Mnangagwa’s
ineptitude and the election legitimacy issue.
The Defence minister said Chamisa was being a fool by
challenging Mnangagwa’s legitimacy, but should embrace the democratic tenets of
accepting defeat.
“The Constitution
says a person wins an election to be a President by 50% plus one, nothing more
or less. Chamisa has to accept defeat. These people are very undemocratic, but
a ‘More Disaster Coming (MDC)’ party. Democracy says one has to accept defeat
and support the person who won the election and not to fight that person. We
urge you to shun the protests organised by the MDC, they are anti-development,”
she said. Newsday
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