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Zapu open to forming a strong coalition against Zanu-PF
20 May 2012 at 08:30hrs | Views
ZAPU president, Dumiso Dabengwa has not rule out the prospect of joining forces with "positive minded" parties to form a strong coalition against Zanu-PF.
He however admitted this would be a tall order as individual parties would always want to retain their distinct identities all the time.
Dabengwa, a former Zanu-PF politburo member, also blasted President Mugabe and his party for continued attempts to block the concept of devolution of power from the new constitution insisting the veteran leader did not own Zimbabwe.
"The Zimbabwean citizens are owners and the supreme authority of the state of Zimbabwe. They decide what type of state and system of government they want. No individual or political organisation has the licence or the monopoly to decree that for them," he said.
"The outburst recently with all due respect of our President and the decision of his politburo that they do not want a constitution with devolution of power is a subversion of the citizens' supreme authority over their state. The President and his politburo have no authority to impose on their issue of devolution because they are not the owners of this country."
Dabengwa said he continues to receive secret calls from his former Zanu-PF colleagues urging him to push harder in his current demands for devolution since they themselves were too scared to publicly go against President Mugabe's position on devolution.
He however admitted this would be a tall order as individual parties would always want to retain their distinct identities all the time.
Dabengwa, a former Zanu-PF politburo member, also blasted President Mugabe and his party for continued attempts to block the concept of devolution of power from the new constitution insisting the veteran leader did not own Zimbabwe.
"The outburst recently with all due respect of our President and the decision of his politburo that they do not want a constitution with devolution of power is a subversion of the citizens' supreme authority over their state. The President and his politburo have no authority to impose on their issue of devolution because they are not the owners of this country."
Dabengwa said he continues to receive secret calls from his former Zanu-PF colleagues urging him to push harder in his current demands for devolution since they themselves were too scared to publicly go against President Mugabe's position on devolution.
Source - Byo24News
