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Mugabe buries latest Zanu-PF Hero
15 Dec 2013 at 13:21hrs | Views
President Mugabe has described the late veteran nationalist, Eric Nyakudya Gwanzura as a humble community builder and leader who upheld the principles and virtues of love, patriotism and honesty from his trade unionist days until the time of his death.
Speaking at the burial of national hero, Gwanzura at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday, President Mugabe castigated the neo-colonial machinations of Britain and her allies, and urged Zimbabweans to be united in their stand against imperialism and western hegemony.
He said the late Gwanzura was inspired by a wish to see Zimbabweans living free of the shackles of colonial bondage, a factor that led him to unite with like-minded cadres to form the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 1960.
He chronicled the path that led to the formation of Zanu-PF after the NDP was banned and the role played by Gwanzura to support the liberation struggle at home and in exile.
"Gwanzura played a crucial role in organising and giving guidance to the youths. He also sacrificed his resources to support the party and the revolution financially. So he was a humble but very effective person, one who did never canvassed for positions in the party or government," said Mugabe.
The President also commended the unity between the church and the government, saying both play crucial roles in educating and moulding the people of Zimbabwe.
To the Gwanzura family and the nation, President Mugabe said because of the good works left by Gwanzura, he is going to take the leading role in the campaign to make Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield, the hot spot of the revolution, a spectacular one that is synonymous with the name of a national hero.
Before burial at the national shrine, the body of Gwanzura was taken to Stodart Hall in Mbare where President Mugabe led mourners in bidding farewell to the veteran politician.
Coincidentally, Stodart Hall is the venue where Gwanzura attended his first youth league meeting in 1961.
Behind President Mugabe to pay their final respects to the national hero were Vice President Joice Mujuru; Zanu-PF National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo; Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda; Zanu-PF Politburo members; service chiefs; legislators; relatives and fellow Zimbabweans.
Gwanzura, who was 89, collapsed and died on Monday at his home in Chegutu.
Speaking at the burial of national hero, Gwanzura at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday, President Mugabe castigated the neo-colonial machinations of Britain and her allies, and urged Zimbabweans to be united in their stand against imperialism and western hegemony.
He said the late Gwanzura was inspired by a wish to see Zimbabweans living free of the shackles of colonial bondage, a factor that led him to unite with like-minded cadres to form the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 1960.
He chronicled the path that led to the formation of Zanu-PF after the NDP was banned and the role played by Gwanzura to support the liberation struggle at home and in exile.
"Gwanzura played a crucial role in organising and giving guidance to the youths. He also sacrificed his resources to support the party and the revolution financially. So he was a humble but very effective person, one who did never canvassed for positions in the party or government," said Mugabe.
The President also commended the unity between the church and the government, saying both play crucial roles in educating and moulding the people of Zimbabwe.
To the Gwanzura family and the nation, President Mugabe said because of the good works left by Gwanzura, he is going to take the leading role in the campaign to make Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield, the hot spot of the revolution, a spectacular one that is synonymous with the name of a national hero.
Before burial at the national shrine, the body of Gwanzura was taken to Stodart Hall in Mbare where President Mugabe led mourners in bidding farewell to the veteran politician.
Coincidentally, Stodart Hall is the venue where Gwanzura attended his first youth league meeting in 1961.
Behind President Mugabe to pay their final respects to the national hero were Vice President Joice Mujuru; Zanu-PF National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo; Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda; Zanu-PF Politburo members; service chiefs; legislators; relatives and fellow Zimbabweans.
Gwanzura, who was 89, collapsed and died on Monday at his home in Chegutu.
Source - online
