President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that Zanu PF will do everything to keep power as he officially launched the ruling party’s campaign for the August 23 elections.
Mnangagwa presided over the event attended by thousands of
Zanu PF supporters during the launch of the party’s 2023 campaign at Mutema
Secondary School in Musikavanhu constituency in Chipinge.
He was accompanied by his deputies Constantino Chiwenga,
who doubles up as the country’s vice president and Health minister and Kembo
Mohadi.
“The country will remain in our hands,” Mnagagwa said.
“We fought for our democracy, no one will stop us. We will
do what we can to remain in power.
“Zanu PF is unstoppable; Zanu PF will continue to rule.”
Mnangagwa and other Zanu Pf officials refrained from mentioning exiled ex-minister
and former party member Saviour Kasukuwere, who is contesting the polls as an
independent candidate. There are fears in the ruling party that Kasukuwere may
eat into Zanu PF votes.
“Zanu PF shed blood for this country and no other party
fought for this country, Zanu PF is a colossal party," Mnangagwa said
before calling for peace before, during and after the elections.
“We want peace, unity and harmony. We may come from
different communities but we are one country and we should not work as
individuals.”
Mnangagwa said they were going to erect solar powered
boreholes for traditional leaders.
“Let’s respect our traditional leaders, each of the
traditional leaders will get a solar-driven borehole,” he said.
“We have 35 000 village heads, that is the programme we
started 2 to 3 years ago.”
The move by Mnangagwa has been seen as a campaign strategy
ahead of the 2023 elections.
He is facing stiff challenge from Citizens Coalition for
Change leader Nelson Chamisa and nine other candidates in the presidential
race. Standard
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