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Tsvangirai meets diplomats
04 Feb 2014 at 06:30hrs | Views
EMBATTLED MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday met some diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe as he tries to reassert control over the embattled party in the wake of growing calls for resignation.
Tsvangirai met separately with diplomats from Africa and some Western countries.
Sources at Harvest House told the Chronicle that the meetings were part of the MDC-T leader's fight back plan to reassert his control over the party.
The source added that Tsvangirai had stressed that he remains party leader until the congress to be held in 2016.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka yesterday confirmed the meetings.
"The issues of democracy in the MDC are evidenced by the robust debate currently going on in the party, the (Elton) Mangoma issue for example.
"He told them that there was nothing sacred in the MDC-T and everything can be discussed openly," he said.
He also said Tsvangirai had briefed the diplomats on the challenges bedevilling the country and reiterated that the MDC-T was the only alternative to solve the problems.
"The president (Tsvangirai) spoke about the national crises facing the people of Zimbabwe which have showcased the crises of leadership in Zimbabwe. He also went further to explain the plans which he read during his state of the nation address," Tamborinyoka said.
Mangoma recently advised Tsvangirai to step down from the MDC-T presidency. A number of other senior MDC-T officials among them, Roy Bennett, Ian Kay, Elias Mudzuri and commercial farmer Ben Freeth have also called on Tsvangirai to step down saying his philandering ways had damaged both his image and the image of the party.
Tsvangirai met separately with diplomats from Africa and some Western countries.
Sources at Harvest House told the Chronicle that the meetings were part of the MDC-T leader's fight back plan to reassert his control over the party.
The source added that Tsvangirai had stressed that he remains party leader until the congress to be held in 2016.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka yesterday confirmed the meetings.
"The issues of democracy in the MDC are evidenced by the robust debate currently going on in the party, the (Elton) Mangoma issue for example.
"He told them that there was nothing sacred in the MDC-T and everything can be discussed openly," he said.
He also said Tsvangirai had briefed the diplomats on the challenges bedevilling the country and reiterated that the MDC-T was the only alternative to solve the problems.
"The president (Tsvangirai) spoke about the national crises facing the people of Zimbabwe which have showcased the crises of leadership in Zimbabwe. He also went further to explain the plans which he read during his state of the nation address," Tamborinyoka said.
Mangoma recently advised Tsvangirai to step down from the MDC-T presidency. A number of other senior MDC-T officials among them, Roy Bennett, Ian Kay, Elias Mudzuri and commercial farmer Ben Freeth have also called on Tsvangirai to step down saying his philandering ways had damaged both his image and the image of the party.
Source - chronicle
