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War veterans lobby for a military commission to advise Zanu PF
01 Mar 2016 at 07:56hrs | Views
War veterans on Monday called for the establishment of a military commission to advise the ruling Zanu PF party which they say will help protect the country's legacy.
The same arrangement was also in place in Tanzania and China.
Addressing a press conference in Harare, the embattled Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association, Victor Matemadanda, said the attack on their members on 18 February has prompted them to act as it had shown that there was a missing link between the ruling party and the liberation war fighters.
"If accepted, it is not going to be in Zimbabwe alone where there will be this set up.
"You cannot separate politics from the army, just like you cannot separate independence from the fighters. And therefore, because in many other countries, this was realised, if you go to America, you have what is known as the joint military commission, which advises even the presidium, and in our case, it should advise the politburo on how to go on security issues," he said.
"They have the same arrangement, if you go to China, the first thing that they did after attaining independence was to set up a political administration and on its side a military administration that works day in day out on how the country is managed," he said.
Matemadanda said he was confident that those in Zanu PF and the war veterans' constituency would support the proposal because without the military commission, they risked losing the legacy of the country's freedom, which could be disastrous to their legacy.
The same arrangement was also in place in Tanzania and China.
Addressing a press conference in Harare, the embattled Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association, Victor Matemadanda, said the attack on their members on 18 February has prompted them to act as it had shown that there was a missing link between the ruling party and the liberation war fighters.
"If accepted, it is not going to be in Zimbabwe alone where there will be this set up.
"You cannot separate politics from the army, just like you cannot separate independence from the fighters. And therefore, because in many other countries, this was realised, if you go to America, you have what is known as the joint military commission, which advises even the presidium, and in our case, it should advise the politburo on how to go on security issues," he said.
"They have the same arrangement, if you go to China, the first thing that they did after attaining independence was to set up a political administration and on its side a military administration that works day in day out on how the country is managed," he said.
Matemadanda said he was confident that those in Zanu PF and the war veterans' constituency would support the proposal because without the military commission, they risked losing the legacy of the country's freedom, which could be disastrous to their legacy.
Source - Online
