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ZAPU Says "No" to Mugabe's Scheme of Life
11 Dec 2011 at 07:08hrs | Views
PRESS STATEMENT
ZAPU wishes to comment on the just-ended Zanu-PF's conference held in Bulawayo.
Zapu welcomes the decision by Zanu-PF to stick with Robert Mugabe as their leader and candidate for the forth coming elections. We believe this will give Zimbabweans the perfect chance to remove the old man from power themselves. At least the people will feel symbolic measure of revenge over a man who for 31 years has persecuted them through Gukurahundi, Murambatsvina and other evil operations and ruined their future through his self-serving, reckless economic and land policies.
Is it not strange that in a country where one is considered lucky to live beyond 35 years, a soon-to-be-88-year-old man wants to be president? Zapu is glad that Mugabe and others who split from the founder and authentic liberation movement and revolutionary party (Zapu) are bent on taking their project with them to the grave.
Zapu is however concerned that Mugabe wants to call for an early election at his own terms so that he can bulldoze his way back to power like he did in June 2008. We want to warn him and his followers that the people of Zimbabwe will not let that happen again. It is in Mugabe and Zanu-PF's favour to lose a free and fair election than to "win" a disputed election. A "victory" similar to the last one would be hollow and impossible to enforce this time around. We call on Mugabe and his party to do the right thing for once by letting the constitution-making process go through and then hold elections afterwards. It is not reasonable to force a referendum and elections all in one year. Logically, the referendum should come mid next year and elections in 2013.
Mugabe is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not Mugabe. The nation should not be bulldozed to fit into his scheme of life. We owe him nothing. He has been prime minister and president for a good 31 years. What more does he want?
ZAPU wishes to comment on the just-ended Zanu-PF's conference held in Bulawayo.
Zapu welcomes the decision by Zanu-PF to stick with Robert Mugabe as their leader and candidate for the forth coming elections. We believe this will give Zimbabweans the perfect chance to remove the old man from power themselves. At least the people will feel symbolic measure of revenge over a man who for 31 years has persecuted them through Gukurahundi, Murambatsvina and other evil operations and ruined their future through his self-serving, reckless economic and land policies.
Is it not strange that in a country where one is considered lucky to live beyond 35 years, a soon-to-be-88-year-old man wants to be president? Zapu is glad that Mugabe and others who split from the founder and authentic liberation movement and revolutionary party (Zapu) are bent on taking their project with them to the grave.
Zapu is however concerned that Mugabe wants to call for an early election at his own terms so that he can bulldoze his way back to power like he did in June 2008. We want to warn him and his followers that the people of Zimbabwe will not let that happen again. It is in Mugabe and Zanu-PF's favour to lose a free and fair election than to "win" a disputed election. A "victory" similar to the last one would be hollow and impossible to enforce this time around. We call on Mugabe and his party to do the right thing for once by letting the constitution-making process go through and then hold elections afterwards. It is not reasonable to force a referendum and elections all in one year. Logically, the referendum should come mid next year and elections in 2013.
Mugabe is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not Mugabe. The nation should not be bulldozed to fit into his scheme of life. We owe him nothing. He has been prime minister and president for a good 31 years. What more does he want?
Source - ZAPU
