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Tsvangirai has nothing to hide says Mwonzora
08 Feb 2014 at 21:17hrs | Views
The Movement for Democratic Change led by former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday said their leader has nothing hide.
In a statement wrote by the party's National Spokesperson Doulgas T. Mwonzora, MDC-T said it is "totally astounded by the letter in today's Newsday attributed to Roy Bennet."
Mwonzora said: "If indeed Mr. Bennet genuinely wanted an audit into the MDC finances then he would have made his request to the Standing Committee, the National Executive or the National Council of the Party justifying his reasons for such a demand. Further he would not have waited for a Newsday article to make his statement. We therefore doubt very much the authenticity of the author of this letter."
"It is in fact President Tsvangirai who has demanded transparency in the handling of the finances of the party. Time and time again the President has demanded that the National Executive should be furnished with detailed reports on the Party's finances periodically. It is a pity when an impression is created that the President is an impediment to transparency. A simple glance at President Tsvangirai's history in the ZCTU, SATUC and as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe clearly shows that he indeed is a man of financial integrity when it comes to running organisations."
"The custodian of party funds is the Treasurer General of the Party. It is from him that transparency is expected and not from officials who have nothing to do with financial management."
"The National Executive and the National Council of the Party have laid the party's position on leadership and the position is that National leaders will be elected or removed by congress. It is therefore not acceptable for any person to try to effect leadership changes outside the Congress because such a move will not be democratic. Our leaders are democratically elected and therefore attempts by a financially powerful few individuals to impose a leader on the MDC-T will be resisted by the membership of MDC-T and it will fail."
"Trying to force President Tsvangirai to resign through threats of exposure of financial impropriety is to try to effect leadership change through extortion and this is highly unacceptable in a democratic party. The MDC-T knows that Zanu PF is afraid to face President Tsvangirai in future elections and is investing heavily in trying to get our President removed as leader of the MDC-T."
In a statement wrote by the party's National Spokesperson Doulgas T. Mwonzora, MDC-T said it is "totally astounded by the letter in today's Newsday attributed to Roy Bennet."
Mwonzora said: "If indeed Mr. Bennet genuinely wanted an audit into the MDC finances then he would have made his request to the Standing Committee, the National Executive or the National Council of the Party justifying his reasons for such a demand. Further he would not have waited for a Newsday article to make his statement. We therefore doubt very much the authenticity of the author of this letter."
"The custodian of party funds is the Treasurer General of the Party. It is from him that transparency is expected and not from officials who have nothing to do with financial management."
"The National Executive and the National Council of the Party have laid the party's position on leadership and the position is that National leaders will be elected or removed by congress. It is therefore not acceptable for any person to try to effect leadership changes outside the Congress because such a move will not be democratic. Our leaders are democratically elected and therefore attempts by a financially powerful few individuals to impose a leader on the MDC-T will be resisted by the membership of MDC-T and it will fail."
"Trying to force President Tsvangirai to resign through threats of exposure of financial impropriety is to try to effect leadership change through extortion and this is highly unacceptable in a democratic party. The MDC-T knows that Zanu PF is afraid to face President Tsvangirai in future elections and is investing heavily in trying to get our President removed as leader of the MDC-T."
Source - Byo24News
