"We want
him to take us to 2030; we did not say we want a third term. Don't put words in
our mouths. We only said, ‘President, take us to 2030',” he said.
"This
means that if you are a councillor now, you will remain a councillor until
2030, just like MPs and senators. If you don't want that, we will hold a
byelection to replace you."
Garwe made the
remarks while addressing a provincial co-ordinating committee meeting in
Marondera.
He argued that
Mnangagwa's institutional memory and experience make him the ideal leader to
take the country forward.
"So far we
have already agreed to persuade the President. We are going to persuade him to
understand where we are coming from and where we want him to take us to,"
Garwe told the delegates.
Garwe said
Mnangagwa's presence in the party since its formation and his subsequent
leadership roles had equipped him with invaluable knowledge and expertise.
He said the
experience, combined with the President's successful policies, made him the
best person to lead the country until 2030.
"In my
view, His Excellency is the only person who is more senior even among war
veterans who has got the institutional memory of the party because it was
formed when he was there, as a youth,” Garwe added.
"All the
stages that followed thereafter, he was there, he has all that in institutional
memory that we need and that must be documented coupled with the beautiful,
brilliant policies of leadership that he has demonstrated so far.” Newsday
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