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Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF slams Chamisa 'inauguration'
28 Oct 2018 at 21:01hrs | Views
The ruling Zanu-PF party has taken a swipe at the opposition MDC Alliance party's move to ‘inaugurate' its leader, Nelson Chamisa as the president of Zimbabwe, describing the event as a kindergarten spectacle.
Chamisa lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the July 30 harmonised elections and his party has disputed the election results even after the Constitutional Court put the matter to rest by upholding the ZEC announced results in favour of Mnangagwa.
The party has since moved on to declare and ‘inaugurate' Chamisa is "duly bestowed President of Zimbabwe, at an event to mark the party's 19th anniversary at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare yesterday.
Speaking to the ZBC News in Harare today, Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Simon Khaya Moyo described event as a kindergarten spectacle meant to hood-wink MDC Alliance supporters into thinking that Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe.
"This should be condemned. The lighting of what the MDC Alliance termed the 'flame of democracy' was an insult to the protracted liberation struggle which brought the country's independence. The MDC Alliance should bear the consequences of their misguided conduct," he said, adding that the MDC Alliance should stop their stunts of seeking relevance.
Khaya Moyo said Zimbabwe has only one president, Emmerson Mnangagwa who is internationally recognised.
He added that Zimbabweans are now working towards promoting unity, peace, development and economic emancipation.
Chamisa lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the July 30 harmonised elections and his party has disputed the election results even after the Constitutional Court put the matter to rest by upholding the ZEC announced results in favour of Mnangagwa.
The party has since moved on to declare and ‘inaugurate' Chamisa is "duly bestowed President of Zimbabwe, at an event to mark the party's 19th anniversary at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare yesterday.
Speaking to the ZBC News in Harare today, Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Simon Khaya Moyo described event as a kindergarten spectacle meant to hood-wink MDC Alliance supporters into thinking that Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe.
"This should be condemned. The lighting of what the MDC Alliance termed the 'flame of democracy' was an insult to the protracted liberation struggle which brought the country's independence. The MDC Alliance should bear the consequences of their misguided conduct," he said, adding that the MDC Alliance should stop their stunts of seeking relevance.
Khaya Moyo said Zimbabwe has only one president, Emmerson Mnangagwa who is internationally recognised.
He added that Zimbabweans are now working towards promoting unity, peace, development and economic emancipation.
Source - zbc
