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Tsvangirai is not the enemy says Mugabe
07 Aug 2013 at 17:44hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has reiterated that foreigners have no right to effect regime change in Zimbabwe.
Speaking to members of the Politburo at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, President Mugabe said Ottawa, London and Washington should not speak about regime change for other countries.
He said the enemy has been dealt a major blow in the just-ended harmonised elections after Zanu PF romped to victory, claiming more that two thirds majority in the National Assembly.
He said the enemy is not the MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai but the so called western powers who are behind him and refusing to accept the election outcome which favoured Zanu PF.
"Zimbabweans understood us, our history and revolutionary thrust; they also understood that other parties were not their own, they are an organisation created from outside the country to effect regime change in Zimbabwe. Even the youths understood Zanu PF's programmes and promises for their own future," said President Mugabe.
Mugabe explained that although Africa pronounced the harmonised elections as peaceful and fair, the western powers whose word can never be relied upon will have welcomed the result if was their progeny, the MDC, which had won.
"Even as the whole of Africa sent us congratulatory messages to say well done, the west will always say the elections were not free and fair. Where are they talking from? London and Washington. For them the elections would have been free and fair if the MDC had won," he added.
The President has received congratulatory messages from the majority of African countries.
Mugabe thanked the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for blessing the harmonised elections.
He also thanked his party and Zimbabweans who voted for him, saying the elections were a hard fight that required a united front.
President Mugabe attributed the revolutionary party's victory to its people-oriented programmes since 1980 to uplift the lives of Zimbabweans.
Zanu PF has since 1980 managed to resettle thousands of people and spearheaded various empowerment programmes such as education for all and indigenisation of the country's resources.
Mugabe said the indigenisation and empowerment programme suffered a major setback during the inclusive government as it was characterised by squabbles.
Speaking to members of the Politburo at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, President Mugabe said Ottawa, London and Washington should not speak about regime change for other countries.
He said the enemy has been dealt a major blow in the just-ended harmonised elections after Zanu PF romped to victory, claiming more that two thirds majority in the National Assembly.
He said the enemy is not the MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai but the so called western powers who are behind him and refusing to accept the election outcome which favoured Zanu PF.
"Zimbabweans understood us, our history and revolutionary thrust; they also understood that other parties were not their own, they are an organisation created from outside the country to effect regime change in Zimbabwe. Even the youths understood Zanu PF's programmes and promises for their own future," said President Mugabe.
Mugabe explained that although Africa pronounced the harmonised elections as peaceful and fair, the western powers whose word can never be relied upon will have welcomed the result if was their progeny, the MDC, which had won.
The President has received congratulatory messages from the majority of African countries.
Mugabe thanked the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for blessing the harmonised elections.
He also thanked his party and Zimbabweans who voted for him, saying the elections were a hard fight that required a united front.
President Mugabe attributed the revolutionary party's victory to its people-oriented programmes since 1980 to uplift the lives of Zimbabweans.
Zanu PF has since 1980 managed to resettle thousands of people and spearheaded various empowerment programmes such as education for all and indigenisation of the country's resources.
Mugabe said the indigenisation and empowerment programme suffered a major setback during the inclusive government as it was characterised by squabbles.
Source - zbc
