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Mugabe accuses SADC of meddling
01 Apr 2011 at 18:04hrs | Views
Address the 84th Ordinary Session of the Zanu PF Central Committee meeting in Harare on Friday afternoon, President Robert Mugabe said the facilitator of the Zimbabwe talks should facilitate and not dictate on what Zimbabweans should do.
Mugabe said: "there is a line of thinking in SADC that a body should be created to point certain things to us , but Zimbabwe will not tolerate any group to prescribe to us what to do. Facilitator should facilitate, he cannot prescribe to us to do A, B, C, and D. We give ourselves the A, B, C, D, in accordance with our agreement."
His remarks come amid reports that SADC is planning to set up a special group to draw a 'roadmap' for elections in Zimbabwe. President Mugabe said this is tantamount to interference in the internal affairs of Zimbabwe.
The Central Committee meeting was briefed on a number of issues relating to developments in the inclusive government and implementation of the Global Political Agreement, where the President noted that the constitution making process is moving at a slow pace but Zanu PF should be prepared for elections before the end of the year, irrespective of the result of the constitution making process.
Mugabe also spoke about the just ended SADC Troika Summit in Livingstone, Zambia where the MDC-T leader Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai is said to have requested that elections should not be held this year, but should be pushed to next year alledging that there is violence in the country, a claim that was dismissed by Zanu PF.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe has deplored the 'betrayal and dishonesty' displayed by three Zanu PF legislators who voted for the MDC-T's Lovemore Moyo in the recent elections for the Speaker in the Lower House when ZANU PF had endorsed National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo.
Mugabe said such conduct is incompatible with the principles of his party. In the election, where 96 Zanu PF legislators attended, MDC-T chairman Lovemore Moyo was pitted against Zanu PF National Chairman,Simon Khaya Moyo.
Zanu PF youth leaders have also expressed disappointment and the Secretary for Information and Publicity, Bekezela Sibanda said it is disheartening to see some party parliamentarians 'selling out'. Youth League National Commissar, Mike Gave called on the party to remove those who voted for the opposition.
Mugabe said: "there is a line of thinking in SADC that a body should be created to point certain things to us , but Zimbabwe will not tolerate any group to prescribe to us what to do. Facilitator should facilitate, he cannot prescribe to us to do A, B, C, and D. We give ourselves the A, B, C, D, in accordance with our agreement."
His remarks come amid reports that SADC is planning to set up a special group to draw a 'roadmap' for elections in Zimbabwe. President Mugabe said this is tantamount to interference in the internal affairs of Zimbabwe.
The Central Committee meeting was briefed on a number of issues relating to developments in the inclusive government and implementation of the Global Political Agreement, where the President noted that the constitution making process is moving at a slow pace but Zanu PF should be prepared for elections before the end of the year, irrespective of the result of the constitution making process.
Mugabe also spoke about the just ended SADC Troika Summit in Livingstone, Zambia where the MDC-T leader Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai is said to have requested that elections should not be held this year, but should be pushed to next year alledging that there is violence in the country, a claim that was dismissed by Zanu PF.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe has deplored the 'betrayal and dishonesty' displayed by three Zanu PF legislators who voted for the MDC-T's Lovemore Moyo in the recent elections for the Speaker in the Lower House when ZANU PF had endorsed National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo.
Mugabe said such conduct is incompatible with the principles of his party. In the election, where 96 Zanu PF legislators attended, MDC-T chairman Lovemore Moyo was pitted against Zanu PF National Chairman,Simon Khaya Moyo.
Zanu PF youth leaders have also expressed disappointment and the Secretary for Information and Publicity, Bekezela Sibanda said it is disheartening to see some party parliamentarians 'selling out'. Youth League National Commissar, Mike Gave called on the party to remove those who voted for the opposition.
Source - Byo24News
