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Happy Christmas - Biti party ready for a new Zimbabwe led by Mujuru
23 Dec 2017 at 07:47hrs | Views
People's Democratic Party President Lucia Matibenga has sent happy Christmas message to all Zimbabweans giving them hope for a new Zimbabwe under the People's Rainbow Coalition led by Joice Mujuru.
She said December is always a time for reflection on the events of the closing year and as people reach the festive period as a nation, perhaps, they need to reflect upon the milestones of this year of their lord 2017 as it draws to a close.
"Of all the events of the year none draws prominence above the recent military 'action' that saw the removal of the longstanding dictator Robert G. Mugabe as a result of a 'soft coup' and the installation of Emmerson D. Mnangagwa as president by the military. This to us at the People's Democratic Party and to our partners under the People's Rainbow Coalition, whose presidential candidate is Dr. J. T. R. Mujuru, is worrisome as it does not bode well for our constitutional democracy as a nation. The nation has been transformed into a military state as the role of law enforcement has been taken up by the military displacing the mandated ZRP police force, despite the constitution stating otherwise amidst various reports of citizens being abused physically by soldiers. The biggest enigma though is what the military authorities are planning for our nation and whether the views of citizens will be respected if they go against their wishes and whether those views be accepted or entertained," she said.
"The bottom line is that Zimbabweans are crying out for a democratic and developmental dispensation that will deliver employment, end the liquidity crisis, eradicate poverty and, in general, accord their constitutional rights as citizens. As the PDP, together with our partners under the PRC, we are seized by and committed to the agenda to bring these aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe to reality."
Matibenga said as such they will do everything that needs to be done to deliver a PRC victory for the people of Zimbabwe at the polls, including engaging in the fight for the right of citizens to a credible, free and fair election that will respect and uphold the electoral choices of citizens as provided for under the constitution.
"To that end we call upon all those eligible to vote, especially women and our young people, to register to vote so that they will be able to exercise their right to vote for the social democratic developmental agenda of their choice whose embodiment is the People's Rainbow Coalition. In short a return to the values which brought the citizens of Zimbabwe together to fight in the liberation struggle that brought us our independence from colonial rule," she said.
"It is sad that today as Zimbabweans we are still faced with the same problems we have faced for decades, complicated now by the crisis of legitimacy whose roots are found in the controversy of the 2008 elections and exacerbated by an unconstitutional change of leadership by the military. Record-breaking unemployment levels. An economy crippling and socially debilitating liquidity crisis. Dispersion of families that has seen bread winners and our youth seeking employment opportunities in the diaspora and led to some broken homes. Poverty levels that have all but destroyed our social fabric as people engage in the immoral and often illegal to eke out a living."
She said it is with this burden of a myriad pending socio-political and economic crises begging for solutions that we are laden with as we approach the festive period as a nation.
"A season for reflection and for commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, who in his own right was a champion of the downtrodden. A time also to be in the comforting presence of family and friends made difficult by the prevailing crises and hardships. It is against this background that I would like to wish the People's Democratic Party family, our presidential candidate Dr. J. T. R. Mujuru, all our partners under the People's Rainbow Coalition and all Zimbabweans as peaceful and happy accident free Christmas as is possible under the present conditions and pray that the year 2018 brings resolution to all the crises facing our nation and prosperity for all citizens," she said.
She said December is always a time for reflection on the events of the closing year and as people reach the festive period as a nation, perhaps, they need to reflect upon the milestones of this year of their lord 2017 as it draws to a close.
"Of all the events of the year none draws prominence above the recent military 'action' that saw the removal of the longstanding dictator Robert G. Mugabe as a result of a 'soft coup' and the installation of Emmerson D. Mnangagwa as president by the military. This to us at the People's Democratic Party and to our partners under the People's Rainbow Coalition, whose presidential candidate is Dr. J. T. R. Mujuru, is worrisome as it does not bode well for our constitutional democracy as a nation. The nation has been transformed into a military state as the role of law enforcement has been taken up by the military displacing the mandated ZRP police force, despite the constitution stating otherwise amidst various reports of citizens being abused physically by soldiers. The biggest enigma though is what the military authorities are planning for our nation and whether the views of citizens will be respected if they go against their wishes and whether those views be accepted or entertained," she said.
"The bottom line is that Zimbabweans are crying out for a democratic and developmental dispensation that will deliver employment, end the liquidity crisis, eradicate poverty and, in general, accord their constitutional rights as citizens. As the PDP, together with our partners under the PRC, we are seized by and committed to the agenda to bring these aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe to reality."
"To that end we call upon all those eligible to vote, especially women and our young people, to register to vote so that they will be able to exercise their right to vote for the social democratic developmental agenda of their choice whose embodiment is the People's Rainbow Coalition. In short a return to the values which brought the citizens of Zimbabwe together to fight in the liberation struggle that brought us our independence from colonial rule," she said.
"It is sad that today as Zimbabweans we are still faced with the same problems we have faced for decades, complicated now by the crisis of legitimacy whose roots are found in the controversy of the 2008 elections and exacerbated by an unconstitutional change of leadership by the military. Record-breaking unemployment levels. An economy crippling and socially debilitating liquidity crisis. Dispersion of families that has seen bread winners and our youth seeking employment opportunities in the diaspora and led to some broken homes. Poverty levels that have all but destroyed our social fabric as people engage in the immoral and often illegal to eke out a living."
She said it is with this burden of a myriad pending socio-political and economic crises begging for solutions that we are laden with as we approach the festive period as a nation.
"A season for reflection and for commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, who in his own right was a champion of the downtrodden. A time also to be in the comforting presence of family and friends made difficult by the prevailing crises and hardships. It is against this background that I would like to wish the People's Democratic Party family, our presidential candidate Dr. J. T. R. Mujuru, all our partners under the People's Rainbow Coalition and all Zimbabweans as peaceful and happy accident free Christmas as is possible under the present conditions and pray that the year 2018 brings resolution to all the crises facing our nation and prosperity for all citizens," she said.
Source - Byo24News
