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Grace Mugabe donates to Mat North
20 Jul 2013 at 07:43hrs | Views
THE First Lady Grace Mugabe on Friday donated more than 22 tonnes of foodstuffs to thousands of villagers in Matabeleland North province, in a bid to win her husband Robert Mugabe votes in the forthcoming presidential race.
First Lady handed over the donation during President Mugabe's star rally at Somhlolo Stadium in Lupane. The consignment consisted of 10 000kg of mealie-meal, 10 000 kgs of sugar beans, 200kgs of salt and 560 cases of cooking oil with 12 bottles each.
Handing over the donation, the First Lady said: "I would like to thank you for coming in large numbers to meet us."
Grace Mugabe also said her family and Zanu-PF "shall always cherish the support" people give Zanu-PF.
"Thank you for remaining resilient throughout all the hardship you are facing. It shows that we can see real leadership and principle in President Mugabe," she said
Mugabe said people should not be "fooled by MDC formations who are saying they will get money to support the country from foreigners."
"They have been given the opportunity in the past five years but have done nothing," she said.
Presidental elections will be held on the 31th of July this year.
First Lady handed over the donation during President Mugabe's star rally at Somhlolo Stadium in Lupane. The consignment consisted of 10 000kg of mealie-meal, 10 000 kgs of sugar beans, 200kgs of salt and 560 cases of cooking oil with 12 bottles each.
Handing over the donation, the First Lady said: "I would like to thank you for coming in large numbers to meet us."
Grace Mugabe also said her family and Zanu-PF "shall always cherish the support" people give Zanu-PF.
Mugabe said people should not be "fooled by MDC formations who are saying they will get money to support the country from foreigners."
"They have been given the opportunity in the past five years but have done nothing," she said.
Presidental elections will be held on the 31th of July this year.
Source - Chronicle
