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Dabengwa links lack of leadership to poverty
02 Jul 2012 at 08:19hrs | Views
Dumiso Dabengwa the Zapu leader has blamed lack of direction in leadership as the reason why people were living in dire poverty as he had seen for himself in Manama, Matabeleland South. He says Zapu will not buy votes as it is capable of selling its policies.
Addressing about 200 party supporters at Manama business centre in Gwanda South on Saturday, Dabengwa said his party had premised its campaign on issues such as devolution of power which provided long-term economic empowerment.
"That is the reason why in Zapu we want devolution of power. You must be in charge of your own resources. If that was the case, we would not see such poverty as we have seen here. Your livestock would still have grazing land. You would be able to mine here and earn a living," he said.
Dabengwa also scoffed at his political foes for dangling free food handouts at campaign rallies as vote-buying bait.
"We will not buy votes like other parties. We will not give people grain so that they vote for us. We will sell our policies to the electorate. We stand for devolution of power," he said.
Dabengwa said Zapu stood a greater chance of winning the forthcoming elections because it was "the oldest of them all in the country."
Dabengwa said in the last election, most people from Matabeleland voted MDC candidates because they did not have a wide choice.
"They said we would rather vote for a donkey than for Zanu-PF," Dabengwa said, drawing wild cheers from party supporters.
Addressing about 200 party supporters at Manama business centre in Gwanda South on Saturday, Dabengwa said his party had premised its campaign on issues such as devolution of power which provided long-term economic empowerment.
"That is the reason why in Zapu we want devolution of power. You must be in charge of your own resources. If that was the case, we would not see such poverty as we have seen here. Your livestock would still have grazing land. You would be able to mine here and earn a living," he said.
Dabengwa also scoffed at his political foes for dangling free food handouts at campaign rallies as vote-buying bait.
"We will not buy votes like other parties. We will not give people grain so that they vote for us. We will sell our policies to the electorate. We stand for devolution of power," he said.
Dabengwa said Zapu stood a greater chance of winning the forthcoming elections because it was "the oldest of them all in the country."
Dabengwa said in the last election, most people from Matabeleland voted MDC candidates because they did not have a wide choice.
"They said we would rather vote for a donkey than for Zanu-PF," Dabengwa said, drawing wild cheers from party supporters.
Source - newsday
