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No Chinese T-Shirts for Zanu-PF
10 Jul 2013 at 04:25hrs | Views
Zanu-PF has dismissed reports that it took delivery of one million T-shirts and campaign materials from China.
Some news agencies quoted Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo as confirming that the party received the election materials from China ahead of the launch of its election manifesto at Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield in Harare on Friday.
However, Gumbo yesterday dismissed the news reports saying he never said what was being attributed to him.
"Zanu-PF dismisses reports from some publications that it received some T-shirts and campaign materials from China with the contempt they deserve.
"The party, through his Excellency President Mugabe, sourced those materials.
"Such reports are aimed at driving a wedge between us and our all weather friends in Beijing," said Gumbo.
Although Zanu-PF is promoting the Look East Policy, Gumbo said the party relied more on locally generated resources to fund its elections programmes.
Zanu-PF national political commissar told party supporters at Zimbabwe Grounds last Friday that the beautiful regalia had been donated to the party by the First Family which used its own money to rescue the party after it pleaded financial constraints.
Some news agencies quoted Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo as confirming that the party received the election materials from China ahead of the launch of its election manifesto at Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield in Harare on Friday.
However, Gumbo yesterday dismissed the news reports saying he never said what was being attributed to him.
"Zanu-PF dismisses reports from some publications that it received some T-shirts and campaign materials from China with the contempt they deserve.
"The party, through his Excellency President Mugabe, sourced those materials.
"Such reports are aimed at driving a wedge between us and our all weather friends in Beijing," said Gumbo.
Although Zanu-PF is promoting the Look East Policy, Gumbo said the party relied more on locally generated resources to fund its elections programmes.
Zanu-PF national political commissar told party supporters at Zimbabwe Grounds last Friday that the beautiful regalia had been donated to the party by the First Family which used its own money to rescue the party after it pleaded financial constraints.
Source - herald
