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Muzorewa attacks 'frail' Tsvangirai for clinging onto power
14 Oct 2017 at 10:36hrs | Views
Forgotten Bishop Abel Muzorewa's United African National Council (UANC) has teared into the leader of the largest opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai for clinging on to power and contesting President Mugabe when he is sick.
UANC was commenting in the context of a coalition of political parties, which shall seek to dethrone President Robert Mugabe who has been in power for 37 years.
The party whose founding leader Muzorewa was the President of a compromise white and black government in 1979 when the country was named Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
However, the government was short lived after the Lancaster House conference which led to the 1980 elections which were won by Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF.
Now revived the party which is led by former Muzorewa's security man Nesbert Mutengezanwa has promised to bring what he termed a new trajectory in Zimbabwean politics, with its Secretary General Aliphios Mapuranga saying they would not allow a ‘sick opposition leader' to lead the envisaged coalition to lead Mugabe.
"Our party is ready to bring the necessary change to the people of Zimbabwe. As UANC we have made our position clear that we will not recycle these old people. It's unfortunate that even Tsvangirai with his deteriorating health wants to benefit from him having been endorsed by parties without a vision," said Mapuranga.
The fringe political party added that the former trade unionists had over stayed and it was high time he accepted that he had failed and hand over power to a capable leader.
"People should know that Tsvangirai started fighting Mugabe when he has ruled Zimbabwe for 18 years saying he has over stayed 18 years on he still cannot concede that he has also failed and should pave way for others.
Mapuranga had no kind word for the seasoned opposition politician saying choosing between Mugabe and Tsvangirai in 2018 will be like choosing between bad health and death.
"Zimbabweans are faced with the dilemma of voting between two leaders who are prone to fate due, the other due to ill health and another due to old age, we can't accept that" he added
On electoral reforms the party say they blamed ‘opposition legislators who are sleeping on duty' instead of fighting for electoral reforms they are now fighting for an increase in their salaries.
Efforts to get comments from the MDC-T National spokesperson Obert Gutu were fruitless.
UANC was commenting in the context of a coalition of political parties, which shall seek to dethrone President Robert Mugabe who has been in power for 37 years.
The party whose founding leader Muzorewa was the President of a compromise white and black government in 1979 when the country was named Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
However, the government was short lived after the Lancaster House conference which led to the 1980 elections which were won by Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF.
Now revived the party which is led by former Muzorewa's security man Nesbert Mutengezanwa has promised to bring what he termed a new trajectory in Zimbabwean politics, with its Secretary General Aliphios Mapuranga saying they would not allow a ‘sick opposition leader' to lead the envisaged coalition to lead Mugabe.
"Our party is ready to bring the necessary change to the people of Zimbabwe. As UANC we have made our position clear that we will not recycle these old people. It's unfortunate that even Tsvangirai with his deteriorating health wants to benefit from him having been endorsed by parties without a vision," said Mapuranga.
The fringe political party added that the former trade unionists had over stayed and it was high time he accepted that he had failed and hand over power to a capable leader.
"People should know that Tsvangirai started fighting Mugabe when he has ruled Zimbabwe for 18 years saying he has over stayed 18 years on he still cannot concede that he has also failed and should pave way for others.
Mapuranga had no kind word for the seasoned opposition politician saying choosing between Mugabe and Tsvangirai in 2018 will be like choosing between bad health and death.
"Zimbabweans are faced with the dilemma of voting between two leaders who are prone to fate due, the other due to ill health and another due to old age, we can't accept that" he added
On electoral reforms the party say they blamed ‘opposition legislators who are sleeping on duty' instead of fighting for electoral reforms they are now fighting for an increase in their salaries.
Efforts to get comments from the MDC-T National spokesperson Obert Gutu were fruitless.
Source - thesoutherndaily
