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'No permanent leaders in MDC-T,' says Mudzuri
18 Feb 2014 at 16:57hrs | Views
MDC-T national executive member Engineer Elias Mudzuri, who is one of the leading candidates angling for Mr Tsvangirai's position, has condemned the barbaric attack on Elton Mangoma.
He said no one should seek to be a permanent leader in the party.
"Pamusha pako ndopaunoti ndepangu . . . Ini ndaiva organiser asi ndakabva wani (at your home, thats where you say its mine, I was organiser but I relinqueshed the post)," he said.
"No one has the right to attack anyone, especially one who is disabled, whether it is your opponent or not. If you have a reason you should argue and win it - there is no need to beat each other." Eng Mudzuri said democrats do not fight each other and such tendencies should be condemned.
MDC vice president Mr Edwin Mushoriwa, who is also a victim of MDC-T violence, said violence was not a new phenomenon in the MDC-T. He said the major reason why they parted ways with Mr Tsvangirai was the party's violent nature and failure to observe democratic values.
"There is no difference between what happened to (Elton) Mangoma and what happened in 2005 (when the party split)," he said. "We were not shocked to hear that Mangoma was attacked at Harvest House because that is the nature of Tsvangirai's party. What shocked us is that at this point there are people who are still using violence as a tool for political control."
He said no one should seek to be a permanent leader in the party.
"Pamusha pako ndopaunoti ndepangu . . . Ini ndaiva organiser asi ndakabva wani (at your home, thats where you say its mine, I was organiser but I relinqueshed the post)," he said.
"No one has the right to attack anyone, especially one who is disabled, whether it is your opponent or not. If you have a reason you should argue and win it - there is no need to beat each other." Eng Mudzuri said democrats do not fight each other and such tendencies should be condemned.
MDC vice president Mr Edwin Mushoriwa, who is also a victim of MDC-T violence, said violence was not a new phenomenon in the MDC-T. He said the major reason why they parted ways with Mr Tsvangirai was the party's violent nature and failure to observe democratic values.
"There is no difference between what happened to (Elton) Mangoma and what happened in 2005 (when the party split)," he said. "We were not shocked to hear that Mangoma was attacked at Harvest House because that is the nature of Tsvangirai's party. What shocked us is that at this point there are people who are still using violence as a tool for political control."
Source - online
