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'Ncube, Tsvangirai the real deal'
15 Jul 2013 at 03:37hrs | Views
National Association of Non-governmental Organisations (Nango) chairperson, Effie Ncube said the two coalitions were neither tribal nor regional but political.
He said the only winning coalition in Zimbabwe was the one that involved Ncube and Tsvangirai.
"This is just politics," he said.
"In this election, Tsvangirai needs Ncube [Welshman] and Ncube needs Tsvangirai so they need to urgently reach an agreement."
But he was quick to point out that at the moment the "leader of change" in Zimbabwe was Tsvangirai.
"He [Tsvangirai] must ensure that every anti-Zanu PF vote is a vote for Tsvangirai. No single vote must be lost," said Effie Ncube.
"He must make sure that Ncube, Dabengwa, Makoni and Ndonga are all on board."
The Nango boss said Makoni's political support could have decreased since 2008 because the former Sadc executive secretary disappeared from the political scene after the polls, only to reappear now.
Makoni could not be reached to comment on whether he had brought to the coalition those "senior Zanu-PF officials" who were supposed to defect to his party when he launched Mavambo just before the 2008 elections.
Presidential aspirant, Kisinoti Mukwazhe blamed the MDC-T for the failure of the coalition. He said they had agreed to rally behind Tsvangirai under the banner "One Zimbabwe, one Presidential Candidate".
"But the MDC-T technical team killed the project because they thought they are too big and wanted to steal the thunder," said Mukwazhe, who claimed to have been part of the initial coalition negotiations.
Efforts to get a comment from MDC-T spokesperson, Douglas Mwonzora were fruitless yesterday.
He said the only winning coalition in Zimbabwe was the one that involved Ncube and Tsvangirai.
"This is just politics," he said.
"In this election, Tsvangirai needs Ncube [Welshman] and Ncube needs Tsvangirai so they need to urgently reach an agreement."
But he was quick to point out that at the moment the "leader of change" in Zimbabwe was Tsvangirai.
"He [Tsvangirai] must ensure that every anti-Zanu PF vote is a vote for Tsvangirai. No single vote must be lost," said Effie Ncube.
The Nango boss said Makoni's political support could have decreased since 2008 because the former Sadc executive secretary disappeared from the political scene after the polls, only to reappear now.
Makoni could not be reached to comment on whether he had brought to the coalition those "senior Zanu-PF officials" who were supposed to defect to his party when he launched Mavambo just before the 2008 elections.
Presidential aspirant, Kisinoti Mukwazhe blamed the MDC-T for the failure of the coalition. He said they had agreed to rally behind Tsvangirai under the banner "One Zimbabwe, one Presidential Candidate".
"But the MDC-T technical team killed the project because they thought they are too big and wanted to steal the thunder," said Mukwazhe, who claimed to have been part of the initial coalition negotiations.
Efforts to get a comment from MDC-T spokesperson, Douglas Mwonzora were fruitless yesterday.
Source - standard
