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People First apologises for aiding Mugabe misrule
12 Apr 2015 at 09:26hrs | Views
'Sorry for helping President Robert Mugabe misrule Zimbabwe.' That was the message that came from "People First" yesterday, as the group that counts former Vice-President Joice Mujuru as their leader apologised to the nation for contributing to the rot in the country during their days working with President Mugabe.
Rugare Gumbo, spokesperson of the group yesterday said they accepted responsibility for some of the actions of Zanu-PF which were now hurting the nation and were ready to work with all democratic forces for a better Zimbabwe.
Gumbo's statement comes in the wake of demands by political observers that the People First group takes responsibility for the crimes that their former party Zanu-PF committed. That way, they said, the group would prove they had sincerely reformed from the ways of their old party.
"Yes, we have contributed to some of the things but we are ready to correct that," said Gumbo.
"We must accept responsibility for some of the things in our society. Others like [Didymus] Mutasa have come out in the open to say that he did not know that the party leadership could be that cruel. We accept that and we understand it will take some time for people to appreciate that we accept change."
Gumbo, Mutasa, Mujuru and other officials have been battling to detach themselves from the Zanu-PF regime and its policies that have contributed to the economic rot in the country.
"We have said People First is the slogan to differentiate ourselves from the Zanu-PF of 2014. We consider ourselves the original and genuine Zanu-PF formed in 1953 that spearheaded the struggle in Zambia and Mozambique," Gumbo said.
Rugare Gumbo, spokesperson of the group yesterday said they accepted responsibility for some of the actions of Zanu-PF which were now hurting the nation and were ready to work with all democratic forces for a better Zimbabwe.
Gumbo's statement comes in the wake of demands by political observers that the People First group takes responsibility for the crimes that their former party Zanu-PF committed. That way, they said, the group would prove they had sincerely reformed from the ways of their old party.
"We must accept responsibility for some of the things in our society. Others like [Didymus] Mutasa have come out in the open to say that he did not know that the party leadership could be that cruel. We accept that and we understand it will take some time for people to appreciate that we accept change."
Gumbo, Mutasa, Mujuru and other officials have been battling to detach themselves from the Zanu-PF regime and its policies that have contributed to the economic rot in the country.
"We have said People First is the slogan to differentiate ourselves from the Zanu-PF of 2014. We consider ourselves the original and genuine Zanu-PF formed in 1953 that spearheaded the struggle in Zambia and Mozambique," Gumbo said.
Source - standard
