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Zanu PF will not change its violent means to remain in power- Eddie Cross
04 Dec 2016 at 19:05hrs | Views
Bulawayo South legislator, Eddie Cross has said depicting from a senior Zanu PF official's remarks in Masvingo, it is clear that the ruling Zanu PF has no intentions of changing its violent means to remain in power.
Cross said Cry my beloved Zimbabwe as the regime reportedly threatened to engage violence which its power hold is threatened by any means..
"If this is true this means brutal force in 2018 while opposition bickers on who should lead coalition. Coalition of what with what strategy? This chilling record of a speech by a very senior Zanu PF Official in Masvingo Province shows what we are up against in the fight to return Zimbabwe to some form of sanity," Cross said.
"It is clear that the Party has not changed one iota - has no intention of changing and will use all the means at their disposal to stay in power. If external pressure is not brought to bear on the regime in a very real way then the people of Zimbabwe are left with no alternative but to start to use physical violence to bring about change. Is that what our neighbors want? Is that what South Africa wants?"
The remarks come after Zanu PF's most senior member in Masvingo province and Psychomotor minister, Josaya Hungwe said his party will not hesitate to hire the services of soldiers to thwart the opposition's chances and make sure the ruling party retains power in the 2018 elections.
Speaking at the inter-district meeting at Masvingo Polytechnic last Saturday, Hungwe said when the worst scenario comes, Zanu PF was prepared to go to war against opposition political parties.
Hungwe was quick to remind the people how army Major-General Engelbert Rugeje helped Zanu PF in the run-up to the June 2008 presidential election runoff campaign.
Mjr-Gen Rugeje was instrumental in the campaign which is widely viewed as the most violent of all elections since 1980 and, at one point, he fired his gun at Mucheke stadium to intimidate the electorate.
"Yes, we can go to war. We can hire our army…our soldiers can come in to help us. We will never allow opposition political parties to rule this country. We are going to have President Mugabe as our candidate in 2018 and his predecessors must have war credentials.
Cross said Cry my beloved Zimbabwe as the regime reportedly threatened to engage violence which its power hold is threatened by any means..
"If this is true this means brutal force in 2018 while opposition bickers on who should lead coalition. Coalition of what with what strategy? This chilling record of a speech by a very senior Zanu PF Official in Masvingo Province shows what we are up against in the fight to return Zimbabwe to some form of sanity," Cross said.
"It is clear that the Party has not changed one iota - has no intention of changing and will use all the means at their disposal to stay in power. If external pressure is not brought to bear on the regime in a very real way then the people of Zimbabwe are left with no alternative but to start to use physical violence to bring about change. Is that what our neighbors want? Is that what South Africa wants?"
The remarks come after Zanu PF's most senior member in Masvingo province and Psychomotor minister, Josaya Hungwe said his party will not hesitate to hire the services of soldiers to thwart the opposition's chances and make sure the ruling party retains power in the 2018 elections.
Speaking at the inter-district meeting at Masvingo Polytechnic last Saturday, Hungwe said when the worst scenario comes, Zanu PF was prepared to go to war against opposition political parties.
Hungwe was quick to remind the people how army Major-General Engelbert Rugeje helped Zanu PF in the run-up to the June 2008 presidential election runoff campaign.
Mjr-Gen Rugeje was instrumental in the campaign which is widely viewed as the most violent of all elections since 1980 and, at one point, he fired his gun at Mucheke stadium to intimidate the electorate.
"Yes, we can go to war. We can hire our army…our soldiers can come in to help us. We will never allow opposition political parties to rule this country. We are going to have President Mugabe as our candidate in 2018 and his predecessors must have war credentials.
Source - Byo24News
