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Welshman Ncube-led MDC launches #valangebhetshu voter drive
23 May 2017 at 13:04hrs | Views
The Welshman Ncube-led MDC has unfurled a door-to-door voter registration campaign in Matabeleland dubbed #valangebhetshu.
Party spokesperson Kurauone Chihwayi said the campaign - which is being carried out by party members from all the structures - has so far covered areas such as Makokoba, Pumula, Luveve suburbs and the city centre.
Chihwayi said they had to adopt a hashtag so as to motivate their target audience.
"The essence of the hashtag being that people should refuse to be intimidated and must fight for their right to vote with all that they have as it is the only weapon that can fight against all the ills created by Zanu-PF," he said.
He also said the registration campaign has been on-going countrywide since the beginning of 2017 but they saw the need to intensify it now as time was fast running out before the next elections.
"This campaign includes door-to-door visits, public meetings and engagement with various stakeholders in the communities.
"The campaign will continue right up to the time Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announces the voter registration cutoff dates."
Chihwayi said the campaign is part of the broader MDC mission to ensure that citizens are "kept informed and educated about the voter registration process, in particular about how biometric voter registration works and also to advise them to be on the alert for rigging tricks by Zanu-PF."
The MDC spokesperson said their major goal was to ensure that come voting day, citizens of voting age are empowered with the power to make the right decisions.
"All we are simply saying is if you do not register to vote, you will have to endure Zanu-PF for another five years, because that is what they are counting on."
Party spokesperson Kurauone Chihwayi said the campaign - which is being carried out by party members from all the structures - has so far covered areas such as Makokoba, Pumula, Luveve suburbs and the city centre.
Chihwayi said they had to adopt a hashtag so as to motivate their target audience.
"The essence of the hashtag being that people should refuse to be intimidated and must fight for their right to vote with all that they have as it is the only weapon that can fight against all the ills created by Zanu-PF," he said.
He also said the registration campaign has been on-going countrywide since the beginning of 2017 but they saw the need to intensify it now as time was fast running out before the next elections.
"The campaign will continue right up to the time Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announces the voter registration cutoff dates."
Chihwayi said the campaign is part of the broader MDC mission to ensure that citizens are "kept informed and educated about the voter registration process, in particular about how biometric voter registration works and also to advise them to be on the alert for rigging tricks by Zanu-PF."
The MDC spokesperson said their major goal was to ensure that come voting day, citizens of voting age are empowered with the power to make the right decisions.
"All we are simply saying is if you do not register to vote, you will have to endure Zanu-PF for another five years, because that is what they are counting on."
Source - dailynews
