'Ncube, Tsvangirai to step down and pave way for United MDC'

Please note that these documents were leaked to Bulawayo24 News.

Dear xxxxx

Attached is the proposed leaders of the 21st century, the United MDC. I strong feel that we need to come together unite as opposition forces. Stop hate, stop selfishness, greedy to oust the dictator.

Wen I first wrote this document I wanted to present it as an article, but now I feel it has to be presented as a press release-press conference.

If you remember, on the 18th of September last year we released a press statement calling on Morgan and Welshman to step down and pave way fr a United MDC. will attach that too.

After this proposed leaders press release, I am hoping to start a unity campaign, and I need u to help me draft that, also covert/add/advice/input my doc to a press release doc.

Gilbert Mabhena-Moyo
Senior Coordinator
Peace and Democracy Project

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Date: 18 September 2013

PRESS STATEMENT BY PEACE & DEMOCRACY PROJECTS ON MDCs FACTION LEADERS TO RESIGN

PDP would like to state, for the umpteenth time, that both Presidents of the MDC factions, namely Cde President Welshman Ncube and Cde President Morgan Tsvangirai to resign.

PDP on behalf of Zimbabwean grassroots would like to salute Welshman and Morgan for a wonderful job and appreciate their contribution to the struggle towards democracy and freedom since the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999.

When the MDC was formed in 1999 i.e. exactly 14 years ago the main objective of the movement was to remove the so-called retrogressive and evil regime of Zanu PF and bring a democratic and free society in which all Zimbabweans black and white live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

However, this has not been achieved due to the following critical reasons: Personality cult and personal hatred between Welshman Ncube and Morgan Tsvangirai Split within the opposition movement Individual brand against the party brand Lack of decisiveness by these two leaders Selfishness, putting themselves instead of the people who are the party.

We strongly feel that the founding values and principles of the movement have been manipulated. These leaders have embraced the ZANU PF culture of lordship and thereby people have blindly created dictator leaders in the process. This is the same mistake the Zimbabweans did in the 1980s leading to the creation of a monster dictator in form of Robert Mugabe.

Our research has revealed that supporters of MDC led by Welshmen they have developed hatred toward Morgan as a person while the supporters of the one led by Morgan they also hate Welshman as in an individual. People on the ground have absolutely no problem with each other. Therefore, this explains that if a solution is provided they can work together based on the founding principles of the movement.

Zimbabweans are punished today because of these unseen realities; leaders are not Gods, they are sent to represent the will of the people.

We as citizens of this country have totally lost confidence in their leadership and hereby call on them to immediately resign and pave a way for people to revisit the 1999 project and form a powerful united MDC front, a party that re-invigorates its leadership, a leadership which reflects the will of the people. Gilbert Mabhena-Moyo Senior Coordinator Peace and Democracy Project Cell:+27 79 665 8870 / Spokesperson Farayi; +27 71 839 6115

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