Opinion / Columnist
Nullification of Nelson Chamisa Presidency is a war against the masses & democracy
08 May 2019 at 19:06hrs | Views
It is now clear that ZANU PF government has been (and is) manipulating judiciary to suppress the voice of the people. The nullification of Nelson Chamisa Presidency is not only evil but a reflection of an unholy correlation between judiciary and ZANU PF. I am afraid that ZANU PF and judiciary are now provoking people to go on rampage. There is no doubt that our judiciary's dead image has been further tainted by this politically motivated ruling against Nelson Chamisa. This piece seeks to demonstrate that the latest court ruling will not work but it's likely to cause anarchy and despondence in our country.
The then Vice President ED Mnangagwa's suspension by the then legitimate Head of State President RG Mugabe was above board. What was interesting to note is that the then President appointed the Vice Presidents Mphoko and Mnangagwa. An appointee is like someone on probation, the one who appointed the appointee can terminate him/her anytime. However, the judiciary of Zimbabwe overturned the expulsion because ZANU PF didn't want Mphoko to lead (probably because he is a Ndebele). In politics Vice Presidents are terminated without court interferences, Jacob Zuma was terminated by Thabo Mbeki but nothing happened.
I was also equally shocked when the judiciary declared that the removal of RG Mugabe from power was not a coup. The army machinery were brought on streets, some (like Munetsi & others) died. The soldiers went to RG Mugabe's residential home and forced him to resign. The judiciary of Zimbabwe legitimized the coup they failed to provide convincing reasons in their ruling.
Today, the same judiciary wants to frustrate the darling of the people Nelson Chamisa because he promised mass action soon after the MDC alliance's congress. The nullification of Nelson Chamisa's Presidency is an attack on democracy and suffering Zimbabweans. Chamisa was not expelled like what happened to Vice President Mnangagwa. Surprisingly, the (expelled) ED Mnangagwa was given a positive ruling by the judiciary while the one appointed by the party's highest organ is nullified by the same judiciary. Zimbabweans need answers to this?
The ruling party and judiciary should be very careful. Suck kinds of rulings are likely to push the citizens to a wall. The judiciary of Zimbabwe should try to be fair all the time. There is evidence that ZANU PF is interfering with the judiciary. We want peace in our country and not despondence.
This ruling by the subjective judiciary has already dealt a blow to the national dialogue. The only hope of Zimbabwe is on dialogue but the latest ruling has just destroyed our only hope. The ruling is also going to affect the Zimbabwe's dying economy negatively. Investors are not comfortable in investing in areas that are undemocratic.
I urge MDC alliance to go ahead with the congress. Going to court is a waste of time because everything has been stage managed. Chauya Chauya
Don Chigumba can be found on twitter @Donchigumba
The then Vice President ED Mnangagwa's suspension by the then legitimate Head of State President RG Mugabe was above board. What was interesting to note is that the then President appointed the Vice Presidents Mphoko and Mnangagwa. An appointee is like someone on probation, the one who appointed the appointee can terminate him/her anytime. However, the judiciary of Zimbabwe overturned the expulsion because ZANU PF didn't want Mphoko to lead (probably because he is a Ndebele). In politics Vice Presidents are terminated without court interferences, Jacob Zuma was terminated by Thabo Mbeki but nothing happened.
I was also equally shocked when the judiciary declared that the removal of RG Mugabe from power was not a coup. The army machinery were brought on streets, some (like Munetsi & others) died. The soldiers went to RG Mugabe's residential home and forced him to resign. The judiciary of Zimbabwe legitimized the coup they failed to provide convincing reasons in their ruling.
Today, the same judiciary wants to frustrate the darling of the people Nelson Chamisa because he promised mass action soon after the MDC alliance's congress. The nullification of Nelson Chamisa's Presidency is an attack on democracy and suffering Zimbabweans. Chamisa was not expelled like what happened to Vice President Mnangagwa. Surprisingly, the (expelled) ED Mnangagwa was given a positive ruling by the judiciary while the one appointed by the party's highest organ is nullified by the same judiciary. Zimbabweans need answers to this?
This ruling by the subjective judiciary has already dealt a blow to the national dialogue. The only hope of Zimbabwe is on dialogue but the latest ruling has just destroyed our only hope. The ruling is also going to affect the Zimbabwe's dying economy negatively. Investors are not comfortable in investing in areas that are undemocratic.
I urge MDC alliance to go ahead with the congress. Going to court is a waste of time because everything has been stage managed. Chauya Chauya
Don Chigumba can be found on twitter @Donchigumba
Source - Don Chigumba
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