Nationwide protests an anticipated show of defeat for opposition

It is unfortunate that political activists decide to engage in destructive protests in efforts to de-campaign ZANU PF and unconstitutionally unseat the Government, at a time when it is more critical to participate in activities that concentrate on economic recovery and nation building.

To begin with, #Tajamuka/Sesjikile is an association that comprises of self-imposed activists who take it upon themselves to mobilise people so that they march and disrupt business in the central business district, causing uncalled for destruction of property, violence and injuries to innocent lives. These protests are usually done at the cost of ordinary citizens by uncanny witless individuals who have nothing better to do with their time than being unruly and causing public despondency, whilst trying to fork out a few dollars from the West, and advance regime change agenda.

Last year, #Tajamuka/Sesjikile embarked on several protests, which resulted in several lawsuits being directed to the pressure group after they caused damages worth thousands of dollars to property and citizens in general. What the pressure group is calling for is total disruption of business and lockdown on all business conduct for several days. Shops are meant to be closed, movement of all people restricted, disrupted education to school children and a total waste of everyone's productive time. In all principle, the country has to be at a standstill simply because a group of unproductive people has decided so and one wonders how much productivity is lost in all the five days that the pressure group decides to ‘shut the country' down. For all its worth, how do people shut the country down.

A constant reminder to all opposition and such pressure groups led by money hungry activists is that the people of Zimbabwe would rather associate with political parties that delivers to them, a party with a clear mandate and constitution to build and bring the country forward than bring the country to dust. It has become the norm for all opposition parties that towards elections, they concentrate on fuelling civil unrest, giving the Americans and its West allies the impression that there is no democracy and rule of law in Zimbabwe. This is simply meant to facilitate channels of accessing donor funding and soliciting for uncalled for SADC and UN attention and intervention in the governance issues that the country has to address on its own.

However, opposition, regardless of the plain facts at play, decides to turn a blind eye to clear signs that ZANU PF will always be a people's party, one that people will continuously vote for to stay in power. ZANU PF has proven that it is not intimidated by spineless opposition that goes with the wind depending on where their funding is coming from. A clear indication showing how ZANU PF will continue to be the ruling party is the recently held youth interface rally that was successfully held in Marondera last week. The rally was the beginning of the interactive meetings that President Mugabe is engaging in with the youths in all the 10 provinces, ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections. The interactive meeting was thronged by thousands of party supporters, who at any given opportunity, show their support and solidarity to President Mugabe and to the ruling party.

The interface meeting was not only for youths but different age groups of people who have the interests of their country at heart and who are determined to keep ZANU PF in power simply because they know their needs and concerns are well catered for by the seasoned political party. No opposition to date has ever managed to draw a crowd that surpasses any of the rallies that ZANU PF brings out.

There is a general undisputed consensus that ZANU PF will continue to be the people's party as evidenced by the different viable projects that the ordinary citizens have benefited from, through the different initiatives that Government continuously embarks on. No amount of protests and stay-aways or any form of intimidation by pressure groups and opposition political parties can disengage ZANU PF from the people and the people from their ruling party. Inevitably, opposition and the so called pressure groups will have to come to terms with the fact that nationwide protests are not what the people want and will not be engaging in. In contrary, opposition is contributing towards ZANU PF's stay in power as their continued show of divisiveness through demonstrations only brings the electorate together to unanimously and jealously guard their sovereignty.

Opposition may continue to protest and make as much noise as they can, but beyond the protests, they have nothing to offer the electorate, sealing off their already predictable defeat.