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SA holds dinner for Mzembi, rallies Africa to vote for him
30 Apr 2017 at 21:42hrs | Views
Toast of goodwill …. Dr Walter Mzembi shares a lighter moment with his South African counterpart Dr Tokozile Xasa and Natasha Rockman (Deputy Director Communications- Ministry of Tourism South Africa.)
The African Union endorsed candidate for the post of Secretary General of the UNWTO, Dr Walter Mzembi has commended Africa and political players from across the divide for believing in him and supporting his candidature as he finishes the last leg of his campaign trail.
Dr Mzembi has managed to visit 31 of the 33 voting nations ahead of the elections for the post of UNWTO Secretary General slated for the 12th of May in Madrid, Spain.
On Saturday, his South African counterpart, Dr Tokozile Xasa hosted a dinner for Dr Mzembi rallied Africa to demonstrate unity of purpose by voting for him.
She said Dr Mzembi is committed to address the challenges affecting the growth of the sector particularly for Africa.
Dr Mzembi addressed local journalists this Sunday, commending the government and local political parties for setting aside their ideological differences and uniting for a national cause in supporting him.
He expressed optimism that he will clinch the post given the support he enjoys from most states he visited.
33 states will vote and Africa has 10 votes, while the Americas and Europe have 10 votes apiece.
The AU endorsed candidate also called on the civil society to avoid spending a lot of negative energy peddling falsehoods on social media on the campaign but instead to build up on the positives in the race for Africa to land the coveted post for the first time.
Dr Mzembi has managed to visit 31 of the 33 voting nations ahead of the elections for the post of UNWTO Secretary General slated for the 12th of May in Madrid, Spain.
On Saturday, his South African counterpart, Dr Tokozile Xasa hosted a dinner for Dr Mzembi rallied Africa to demonstrate unity of purpose by voting for him.
She said Dr Mzembi is committed to address the challenges affecting the growth of the sector particularly for Africa.
He expressed optimism that he will clinch the post given the support he enjoys from most states he visited.
33 states will vote and Africa has 10 votes, while the Americas and Europe have 10 votes apiece.
The AU endorsed candidate also called on the civil society to avoid spending a lot of negative energy peddling falsehoods on social media on the campaign but instead to build up on the positives in the race for Africa to land the coveted post for the first time.
Source - zbc
