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Opposition parties dispute Mugabe resurgence findings
08 May 2015 at 07:11hrs | Views
Zimbabwe's opposition parties have angrily rejected a report by South Africa-based think-tank Afro-barometer that shows President Robert Mugabe's support growing among Zimbabweans.
In interviews yesterday, opposition officials expressed disbelief at the results with some questioning the integrity of the think-tank.
"It is a pack of nonsense and these people (Afrobarometer) want to a use their names to peddle falsehoods because why would anyone commission such a study at this moment? It does not add any value," National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku said.
He said he is sure they are talking about some other society that is not Zimbabwe because nobody in this country trusts the army and the police.
One can only do such a study in a free society and we are not in one. This country needs a free and fair election, not surveys that ask some respondents who do not even have an idea of who the opposition is.
Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa was equally perplexed.
"Really, after what has happened over the years, including the events at Zanu PF's congress from mid-last year up to the end, the issues to do with Mugabe's ethnic hatred shown by his 'Kalangas are uneducated criminals' outburst, then someone comes up with such a survey? They must be using some substance and it calls into question their integrity not least their relevance in our society," Dabengwa said.
In interviews yesterday, opposition officials expressed disbelief at the results with some questioning the integrity of the think-tank.
"It is a pack of nonsense and these people (Afrobarometer) want to a use their names to peddle falsehoods because why would anyone commission such a study at this moment? It does not add any value," National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku said.
One can only do such a study in a free society and we are not in one. This country needs a free and fair election, not surveys that ask some respondents who do not even have an idea of who the opposition is.
Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa was equally perplexed.
"Really, after what has happened over the years, including the events at Zanu PF's congress from mid-last year up to the end, the issues to do with Mugabe's ethnic hatred shown by his 'Kalangas are uneducated criminals' outburst, then someone comes up with such a survey? They must be using some substance and it calls into question their integrity not least their relevance in our society," Dabengwa said.
Source - newsday
