As the party entrenches internal democracy — the Zanu-PF
Youth League met at the revolutionary party headquarters in Harare yesterday,
with President Mnangagwa urging the
vanguard of the party to use the meeting as a launch-pad towards popularising and
consolidating the dominance of Zanu-PF among the youths, across villages,
wards, districts and provinces.
The constitutional National Assembly of the Youth League,
the first since the 7th National
Congress, was held under the theme, “Re-energising the Zanu-PF Vanguard
for a 2023 Landslide Victory” — a message that brings focus towards mobilising
towards a thunderous victory in the 2023 harmonised elections.
It was attended by delegates drawn from all the country’s
10 provinces.
“I am pleased that many of you participated in the party’s
recently concluded internal democratic processes and you were successful to
represent the party at both local authority and House of
Congratulations,
Makorokoto, Amhlophe.
“Meanwhile, I urge you to remain alive to the fact that in
our colossal mass party, there are no losers and winners. It is the party which
ultimately wins during our internal democratic processes.
“The party and the people always come first. This is the
discipline that must be exhibited by all card-carrying members. You are
therefore, directed to close ranks to achieve the victory of the party,”
President Mnangagwa said.
Accompanying the President to the meeting of the Youth
League was Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Zanu-PF Second Secretary and
Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Minister of Defence and War Veterans Oppah
Muchinguri-Kashiri and Politburo members.
Amid rapid infrastructure development, modernisation and
industrialisation towards Vision 2030 to become an upper middle-class economy,
President Mnangagwa said young people must always find their generational
mandate and defend the country from foreign machinations who would want to use
their local lackeys to influence the outcome of elections.
“Our present national development trajectory needs
patriotic young people who have clarity of their generational mission. Yours is
a mission to consolidate the gains of our hard-won independence, freedom and
democracy as well as the ongoing socio-economic progress under the Zanu PF
philosophy, ‘Nyika inovakwa, inotongwa nevene vayo, ilizwe lakhiwa libuswe
ngabaninilo’. Brick by brick, stone upon stone, step by step, let us all build
our motherland,” said the President.
“I, thus, call upon you to do more to safeguard our
sovereignty, security and development interests while robustly opposing all
attempts to undermine national unity and social harmony and stability.
You must equally raise your political consciousness against
the machinations of our detractors, who are supported by local malcontents.
“We are aware of the desperate collusions by the enemies of
our beloved country, and their nefarious attempts to discredit our forthcoming
Harmonised General Elections. More so as it is clear that victory is imminent
for the people of Zimbabwe through our revolutionary Zanu PF Party.”
Going forward, he said, Zanu PF youths are called upon to
occupy online platforms with content that amplifies what the party stands for
and the numerous successes of the Second Republic.
The President said the youths should, at all times, shun
violence not because they are weak but because their strength lies in peace,
brotherhood and love.
“As cadres of our revolutionary mass party, who represent
the aspirations of the people, we must hold peace and unity as sacrosanct by
shunning violence in all its forms.
“Party campaigns and programmes must, therefore, be
conducted in a manner that ensures peaceful, free, fair and credible 2023
Harmonised General Elections. Zanu PF as the mammoth people’s party, has the
onus to guarantee such conditions. We are the only party that fought for
democracy and we must defend conditions that make democracy thrive.”
To ensure a landslide Zanu-PF victory, President Mnangagwa
said youths must continue working with
various affiliate groups to mobilise support for the ruling party in the spirit
of the party’s Huyai Kumusha/Buyani Ekhaya programme.
“Riding on the various digital platforms, mobilise and bring many of them back home to their party,
Zanu-PF. Our collective priority should be to mobilise and attract new members
to the party. Tose tinokwana muhomwe ye Zanu PF.”
On the economic front, President Mnangagwa said youths must
seize opportunities availed under the Second Republic and invest in the future
by transitioning from a consumptive culture.
“Under my leadership, we will continue to support you, the
youth of our country to realise your full potential. To this end, I applaud the
youth of Zimbabwe for their entrepreneurial drive and tremendous creative
energies.
“Let us carry on harnessing the youth demographic dividend
to bolster our production and productivity across all sectors of the economy.
“I, further, challenge the National Youth Assembly to scale
up the implementation of far-reaching measures to promote business mentorship
programmes and youth business incubation hubs. The innovation, research and
development ecosystem established by my Government must see the talented youths
respond to the needs of the economy and our people.”
He added that capacity building and skills development,
including national civic education, remain critical pillars for developing a
party cadre of today, tomorrow and into the future.
“In view of the ongoing quest to modernise and rejuvenate
the party in line with the dictates of an ever-volving national and
international landscape, I challenge the Youth League to pursue robust training
programmes to nurture competent officials within your rank and file.
“The League must value young people with talent as well as
have the foresight to engage, welcome and retain them as party members.
These must also be mobilised from both within the country
and abroad. We do not want the syndrome ‘yeku vharira vamwe panze’,”’ said
President Mnangagwa.
He said divisive politics, regionalism and tribalism have
no room in Zanu PF and the nation as a whole. Chronicle
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