People fed up with MDC-T dictatorship tendencies

The MDC-T party has been gripped again by an act of dictatorship after the party leader Morgan Tsvangirai handpicked Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri making them his deputies in addition to Thokozani Khupe. This development has been challenged by some of the party's supporters that have gone to the courts challenging the move.

Recently the MDC-T has been rocked by fresh chaos in Masvingo after some senior party leaders in the province handpicked their allies to fill vacancies in the provincial executive during a shambolic council meeting. Some party members were disgruntled after some provincial executive members led by Mr James Gumbi appointed their associates to fill vacant posts instead of opening the floor to voting by secret ballot.

A large number of MDC-T supporters in Bulawayo are promising to boycott all of Tsvangirai's rallies in the city and to pull out of MDC-T and join any party that follows its laid down principles. The majority of supporters are alleging that they are now fed up with Tsvangirai's hypocrisy and lack of good leadership skills as the man is always swayed by the wind.

Honestly a true leader should be principled like President Robert Mugabe who is a man of his words, has clear-cut principles and has a vision. Tsvangirai lacks these qualities and behaves like a buffoon, a man of dubious revolutionary credentials. That is the reason why the MDC-T has now several offshoots which are being led by power hungry individuals who have been frustrated by Tsvangirai.

The mainstream MDC was formed in a bid to bring the perceived democracy which failed to materialize at all costs in that party, which is the reason why the party had and still continues to fall apart. Tsvangirai should read between the lines and learn to be democratic in the true sense rather than to be myopic. Cosmetic democracy has crippled the once vibrant opposition party.

Tsvangirai has failed dismally in leading the party to democracy and many of his supporters are contemplating joining other plethora of parties in the country under the democratic government of President Mugabe whom they envy. A close analysis of the prevailing political landscape seems to suggest that the party is heading for doom as long as Tsvangirai remains at the helm.

The lack of democracy in the party has led the faithful cadres to think otherwise and adopt apathy as an alternative and some have rejoined ZANU PF. At the moment people are being urged to boycott all of Tsvangirai's intended rallies in the country. The man is also accused of having a favourite clique of supporters whom he favors.

Woe to you Tsvangirai, for he is like a whitewashed tombstone which is full of extortions and rapacity. We want to promote democracy in this country and make sure that man stick to principles. Of late he has been soliciting for funds from councilors that show that the man is broke. If people are not careful the MDC-T will fast fall into the political oblivion as many of its supporters are now citing lack of transparence in that party.

At times we have to a scrutinize some of the decisions being carried by political novices like Gumbi who justifies the appointments saying elections would divide the party ahead of the crunch 2018 elections. Tsvangirai behaved like a Machiavellian character who believes that the means justifies the end. Surely we should move away from medieval history which says in democracy there is a lot of idiocy.