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Zanu PF stuck in old guerilla mode - Mashakada
22 May 2017 at 02:52hrs | Views
MDC-T deputy Secretary general Tapiwa Mashakada has said the ruling Zanu PF is still mired in its old guerilla mode which makes it refuse to live power even when it is defeated in the elections.
He said the serialization is not exhaustive but I only thought it was necessary to show why it has not been possible to hold free fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe.
"The power of incumbency is strong. Moreover Zanu PF is still mired in its former guerilla mode. President Mugabe is still by and large a guerilla leader encamped at State House. There have been pronouncements by the military that they will never salute any leader without liberation background," he said.
"There have been pronouncement to the effect that Zimbabweans should forget about the ballot because colonialism was dislodged and power taken by the barrel of the gun. All this suggests that election in Zimbabwe have not been free and fair. In other words its not just about numbers or figures. The political environment and the institutional setup all counts. Yet some people judge elections on the basis of the polling day."
He said that is very foolish and the polling day is just the last event in a series of a long electoral process.
"Sometimes I wonder what education has done to Zimbabweans. Some cannot even see common sense. Now I just want to appeal for solutions. I had wanted to give my own solutions but I think I may become too monopolistic. So for now I am inviting comments on solutions to the rigging art before I will wrap up this topic with recommendations," he said.
He said the serialization is not exhaustive but I only thought it was necessary to show why it has not been possible to hold free fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe.
"The power of incumbency is strong. Moreover Zanu PF is still mired in its former guerilla mode. President Mugabe is still by and large a guerilla leader encamped at State House. There have been pronouncements by the military that they will never salute any leader without liberation background," he said.
He said that is very foolish and the polling day is just the last event in a series of a long electoral process.
"Sometimes I wonder what education has done to Zimbabweans. Some cannot even see common sense. Now I just want to appeal for solutions. I had wanted to give my own solutions but I think I may become too monopolistic. So for now I am inviting comments on solutions to the rigging art before I will wrap up this topic with recommendations," he said.
Source - Byo24News
