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Mnangagwa, Chamisa face off in Kwekwe
24 Feb 2022 at 00:46hrs | Views
THE high-octane battle for political supremacy between Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and arch-rival Nelson Chamisa plays out in Kwekwe this weekend when they hold separate rallies in the city.
It is a stern test for Mnangagwa who calls the city his own turf.
Buoyed by the bumper crowd he registered at the launch of the party's by elections campaign last Sunday, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Chamisa hopes to take his shellacking political crusade to the mining city where his rally is billed to take place at Mbizo Four Shopping Centre on Sunday.
The shopping centre is a spitting distance from the venue of Mnangagwa's own rally Mbizo Stadium. Mnangagwa's rally is set for Saturday.
"The people's President, Nelson Chamisa, will be launching a CCC campaign in Gokwe on Saturday, and Kwekwe Central on Sunday," CCC Midlands Provincial spokesperson Takavafira Zhou said in an interview.
Zhou said the two Midlands rallies for Chamisa are expected to draw bumper crowds.
"The people's power will be demonstrated as thousands of supporters are expected to attend these rallies. The most important aspect of a political party is grassroots support and the by-elections will separate the real advocates of change and sustainable development from pretenders. The CCC wave blowing across Zimbabwe will fire yellow warning shots from which it will spring to success in by-elections and 2023 elections. No amount of force and brutality can stop an idea whose time is up," said Zhou.
Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba promised fireworks.
"We are going to be in Kwekwe this weekend. Let's show them we rule the urban roost," Charamba said on his Twitter handle.
It is a stern test for Mnangagwa who calls the city his own turf.
Buoyed by the bumper crowd he registered at the launch of the party's by elections campaign last Sunday, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Chamisa hopes to take his shellacking political crusade to the mining city where his rally is billed to take place at Mbizo Four Shopping Centre on Sunday.
The shopping centre is a spitting distance from the venue of Mnangagwa's own rally Mbizo Stadium. Mnangagwa's rally is set for Saturday.
Zhou said the two Midlands rallies for Chamisa are expected to draw bumper crowds.
"The people's power will be demonstrated as thousands of supporters are expected to attend these rallies. The most important aspect of a political party is grassroots support and the by-elections will separate the real advocates of change and sustainable development from pretenders. The CCC wave blowing across Zimbabwe will fire yellow warning shots from which it will spring to success in by-elections and 2023 elections. No amount of force and brutality can stop an idea whose time is up," said Zhou.
Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba promised fireworks.
"We are going to be in Kwekwe this weekend. Let's show them we rule the urban roost," Charamba said on his Twitter handle.
Source - NewZimbabwe
