MDC Alliance has given up on its demonstrations that had been set for yesterday and today in some parts of the
country.
The Government had already called on citizens to shun the
retrogressive protests, which observers had predicted would not solve the
country’s prevailing economic challenges.
In a statement, MDC Alliance national spokesperson Mr
Daniel Molokele said the opposition party was looking at other avenues as its
planned protests had failed.
Over the past two weeks the MDC Alliance has been trying
unsuccessfully to incite the public into demonstrating against the Government,
but authorities prohibited their demos while citizens maintained their calm.
“To this end, the people’s party has decided to take a step
back this week and call for progress review consultation meetings with the
intention of boosting the already existing efforts under the Free Zimbabwe
Campaign,” said Mr Molokele.
He said MDC Alliance’s national executive council (NEC)
would meet to discuss the party’s next course of action which would be
communicated to its grassroots.
“The NEC meeting will then be followed by further consultations
with local party leaders and members especially at a district level with the
ultimate aim of boosting and renewing the already existing momentum that the
Free Zimbabwe Campaign has clearly gained during the last two weeks,” he said.
Earlier this week, police turned down the MDC Alliance
Bulawayo province’s intentions to hold demonstrations after the party failed to
comply with the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) in its application.
MDC Alliance recently revealed that its demonstrations have
nothing to do with solving economic problems but are aimed at pushing the
Zanu-PF Government to sit at the negotiation table with them.
However, the ruling party has urged MDC Alliance to join
other progressive parties under the Political Actors’ Dialogue (POLAD), a
platform for political parties that participated in last year’s elections to
provide solutions to the country’s challenges.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cde Cain
Mathema said the MDC Alliance demonstrations are meant to put a dent on
President Mnangagwa’s re-engagement drive.
He said Government will not stand by as the opposition
creates anarchy in the country. Herald
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