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Bulawayo widows of war vets endorse Grace Mugabe
11 Oct 2014 at 07:52hrs | Views
Bulawayo chapter of Widows of War Veterans has unanimously endorsed Grace Mugabe for the post of Secretary of the Women's League.
They also endorsed President Mugabe as the party's Presidential candidate at the December congress.
At a meeting held at Davies Hall, the widows said the President and First Lady were the rightful candidates for the posts.
The Bulawayo provincial chairperson of the widows association Sikhululekile Ngwenya- Ndlovu said the association's executive met and endorsed the President and the First Lady.
"As the widows association, we are happy to be endorsing Mugabe as our presidential candidate, he is a tried and tested leader and we are confident that with his wisdom, the revolutionary party is safe in his hands," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu.
In endorsing the First Lady as the secretary for Women's Affairs, the widows said they were confident that she would be able to address their plight.
"Dr Mugabe is a woman who has the plight of women and orphans at heart, she is already looking after orphans at her children's home and therefore as mothers with orphans we are optimistic that she will hear our cries and challenges," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu to applause.
She lambasted some individuals in Zanu-PF Bulawayo province for trying to sow division in their association by holding bogus district elections without the executive's knowledge.
"Bomama ngizondile (women, I am angry), I don't want people who try to seek favours from other sections of the party using my name, I hear there are people who go about lying about our association leading to some war veterans leaders in the province holding elections to change our leadership," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu.
She attacked some ‘men' in the party who tried to manipulate the widows into electing certain individuals to party posts.
They also endorsed President Mugabe as the party's Presidential candidate at the December congress.
At a meeting held at Davies Hall, the widows said the President and First Lady were the rightful candidates for the posts.
The Bulawayo provincial chairperson of the widows association Sikhululekile Ngwenya- Ndlovu said the association's executive met and endorsed the President and the First Lady.
"As the widows association, we are happy to be endorsing Mugabe as our presidential candidate, he is a tried and tested leader and we are confident that with his wisdom, the revolutionary party is safe in his hands," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu.
In endorsing the First Lady as the secretary for Women's Affairs, the widows said they were confident that she would be able to address their plight.
"Dr Mugabe is a woman who has the plight of women and orphans at heart, she is already looking after orphans at her children's home and therefore as mothers with orphans we are optimistic that she will hear our cries and challenges," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu to applause.
She lambasted some individuals in Zanu-PF Bulawayo province for trying to sow division in their association by holding bogus district elections without the executive's knowledge.
"Bomama ngizondile (women, I am angry), I don't want people who try to seek favours from other sections of the party using my name, I hear there are people who go about lying about our association leading to some war veterans leaders in the province holding elections to change our leadership," said Ngwenya-Ndlovu.
She attacked some ‘men' in the party who tried to manipulate the widows into electing certain individuals to party posts.
Source - chronicle
