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BF must be named after Lookout Masuku no matter what- commentator
16 Jan 2017 at 00:54hrs | Views
A political commentator and leader of the Zimbabwe Communist Party Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena has insisted that Barbourfields Stadium must be named after the late Zipra Commander Lookout Masuku following Bulawayo City Councillors' reneging to do so as they opposed the change of historical names but only offered to honour him through naming a street after him.
Mabhena posed a question as to why the park in Bulawayo was named 'Centenary park'.
"If we do not identify with the name or it does not make sense, we have to rename it , 'Judith Todd Park'. She is one of us ,we must honour her but let us first Rename BF into Gen Lookout Masuku Stadium," he said.
"At some point we need to find a structure and honour Senator David Coltart, the man who represented our ZIPRA cadres during Gukurahundi. We have a long list of our people we must honour, politicians, musicians , soccer stars, intellectuals, community leaders and etc. Mkhulu lumsebenzi."
His remarks were buttressed by Melusi Vumisa Its not about changing our history, its about recognising our heroes.
":Judith Todd is one of us. She suffered a lot for me and you, therefore she deserves that recognition. We also have to change streets named after Robert Mugabe (President) and other Shonas. We have our own heroes to be celebrated. Mashonaland is big enough to accommodate all of them," he said.
Collin Sibanda said "We don't build we just destroy naming places must be done in new locations what must be changed is dictator Robert Mugabe way we don't need it laye u Leopord Takawira the rest must remain u can't erase history . Kanti njengoba abantu behlupheka kangaka u Lookout Masuku wayethanda iBF ukuthi ibizwe ngaye that was supposed to be done alive ! 4me Peter Ndlovu ,Adam , Rahman Gumbo , Benjamin Konjera , Maruwaru , Esrom Nyandoro etc deserve street names they're heroes we know."
Mabhena posed a question as to why the park in Bulawayo was named 'Centenary park'.
"If we do not identify with the name or it does not make sense, we have to rename it , 'Judith Todd Park'. She is one of us ,we must honour her but let us first Rename BF into Gen Lookout Masuku Stadium," he said.
His remarks were buttressed by Melusi Vumisa Its not about changing our history, its about recognising our heroes.
":Judith Todd is one of us. She suffered a lot for me and you, therefore she deserves that recognition. We also have to change streets named after Robert Mugabe (President) and other Shonas. We have our own heroes to be celebrated. Mashonaland is big enough to accommodate all of them," he said.
Collin Sibanda said "We don't build we just destroy naming places must be done in new locations what must be changed is dictator Robert Mugabe way we don't need it laye u Leopord Takawira the rest must remain u can't erase history . Kanti njengoba abantu behlupheka kangaka u Lookout Masuku wayethanda iBF ukuthi ibizwe ngaye that was supposed to be done alive ! 4me Peter Ndlovu ,Adam , Rahman Gumbo , Benjamin Konjera , Maruwaru , Esrom Nyandoro etc deserve street names they're heroes we know."
Source - Byo24News
