Zapu, RDZ and NCA statement on Coalitions

Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe, National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) and Zapu hereby advice their members and the general public that the story under the bylines of Elias Mambo and Wongai Zhangazha published by The Zimbabwe Independent (22 January 2016) stating that our respective parties agreed at a recent meeting to appoint People's Democratic Party (PDP), Tendai Biti to be the chief negotiator for and on behalf of our parties with the yet to be formed People First is totally false and a complete fabrication in every respect without any factual foundation.

No meeting of the parties mentioned in the story took place nor have the parties agreed on any engagement with People First let alone on the appointment of any person to represent them in such alleged engagement.

While we as progressive democratic forces recognize and accept the imperative of like-minded political parties who share the same values in words and deeds, to join forces in order to find common solutions to he challenges facing our people and save them from the suffering brought upon our nation by the Zanu-PF regime we don't believe that this purpose is in any way served or advanced by the giving and publishing of false stories.

Thank You