MDC Harare Youth Assembly Condemns Zanu-PF Congress

The MDC Harare Youth Assembly strongly condemns the upcoming Zanu-PF congress which is set to start tomorrow in the Capital. Zanu-PF is holding this celebration of national failure it calls a congress amidst continuing and unprecedented failure to deliver on all its election promises.

The MDC youth assembly notes with grave concern the sky rocketing unemployment levels, poor service delivery by all parastatals and organs of government, the unmitigated economic meltdown, Zanu-PF driven and aided corruption and ever deepening poor living standards.

The shifting of focus away from serious government business to the partisan congress is an indicator of failure of the highest order. The reported extortion of funds from cash strapped companies who are barely managing to stay afloat and the helpless vendors by Zanu-PF to support their congress is inhumane and degrading and must be condemned in the strongest terms.

The MDC Harare youth assembly urges the people of Zimbabwe to unite for a democratic cause and stand against a government of hyenas whose thirst for personal power and wealth is unquenchable.

Besides it's value as a display of machismo and obesity the ceremonial recycling exercise offers little hope for meaningful change to the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans.

The abuse of public funds for a few days of political showmanship at the expense of the young generation who cannot afford school and university fees is callous. It is for this reason that we will continue fighting for a social democratic governance system premised on the founding values and principles of the party MDC's working people's convention of 1999.