Opinion / Columnist
There is no democracy in Mujuru's People First
11 Mar 2016 at 04:10hrs | Views
It never cease to amaze me how the opposition parties in Zimbabwe always involve them in position squabbles. It seems, if there is no position fighting, opposition parties ceases to be political parties.
Like MDC-T, MDC-N and other opposition parties, the new kid on the political block, Zimbabwe People First has joined the band wagon. Maybe for Mujuru's new party in the opposition, it's a question of, if other opposition parties are doing it why not my party?
Written reports have it that, in Matabeleland members of ZimPF who were on the forefront in the mobilizing process were not selected to be part of the management committee, a move which angered them. Some disgruntled members were condemning Mujuru for picking unknown members to be part of the management committee.
Quoted in a local daily press, one of the disgruntled members said, "After the press conference, there was a feeling that some names were parachuted, by Mujuru, names of unknown and who weren't there during the mobilization process. To make things worse some of the selected names are very dubious."
Such a negative move by Mujuru depicts the level of foolishness in that lady. How can you dump someone who has been running around mobilizing supporters? Members of ZPF should be careful of their party leaders, or else they will be used for nothing.
One would wonder how Mujuru can name her party People First, when in actual fact she has no care for her party members. Mujuru should be encouraged to treat every party member equally, and avoid tribal elimination. People from Matabeleland are equally the same with people from other provinces. Surely, one cannot just utilize people so that she can dump them.
The weakest point of opposition parties in Zimbabwe and problems bedeviling them are the similar. These problems have prevented the opposition from winning any elections that have been conducted in the country. It is pleasing that the electorate in Zimbabwe is made up of people who reason.
It is true to say opposition parties in Zimbabwe are not genuine. Their existence in the political arena is questionable. For instance, ZimPF was formed not because the founders wanted to form a political party, but because the members have a political goal to score against the revolutionary party, where most of them were expelled.
The fighting for positions in ZimPF is a clear reflection of what that would be in the long run. Reports have it that Mujuru is now ever ready in accepting funds from the West. Most people are aware of the agenda of the Western community. They want to remove the ruling party from power through the opposition parties in Zimbabwe. Their regime change is known.
The way opposition parties are used by West boggles the mind. If the West imposed illegal economic sanctions in Zimbabwe, will they recover the same economy whole heartedly?
Mujuru must open her eyes and ears widely, so that she can be able to read between the lines and analyze well the implications that come with accepting those funds from the West.
Fore warned is fore armed Joice!
----------------Sibusiso Ndlamini can be contacted at sibusisondlamini@gmail.com
Written reports have it that, in Matabeleland members of ZimPF who were on the forefront in the mobilizing process were not selected to be part of the management committee, a move which angered them. Some disgruntled members were condemning Mujuru for picking unknown members to be part of the management committee.
Quoted in a local daily press, one of the disgruntled members said, "After the press conference, there was a feeling that some names were parachuted, by Mujuru, names of unknown and who weren't there during the mobilization process. To make things worse some of the selected names are very dubious."
Such a negative move by Mujuru depicts the level of foolishness in that lady. How can you dump someone who has been running around mobilizing supporters? Members of ZPF should be careful of their party leaders, or else they will be used for nothing.
One would wonder how Mujuru can name her party People First, when in actual fact she has no care for her party members. Mujuru should be encouraged to treat every party member equally, and avoid tribal elimination. People from Matabeleland are equally the same with people from other provinces. Surely, one cannot just utilize people so that she can dump them.
The weakest point of opposition parties in Zimbabwe and problems bedeviling them are the similar. These problems have prevented the opposition from winning any elections that have been conducted in the country. It is pleasing that the electorate in Zimbabwe is made up of people who reason.
It is true to say opposition parties in Zimbabwe are not genuine. Their existence in the political arena is questionable. For instance, ZimPF was formed not because the founders wanted to form a political party, but because the members have a political goal to score against the revolutionary party, where most of them were expelled.
The fighting for positions in ZimPF is a clear reflection of what that would be in the long run. Reports have it that Mujuru is now ever ready in accepting funds from the West. Most people are aware of the agenda of the Western community. They want to remove the ruling party from power through the opposition parties in Zimbabwe. Their regime change is known.
The way opposition parties are used by West boggles the mind. If the West imposed illegal economic sanctions in Zimbabwe, will they recover the same economy whole heartedly?
Mujuru must open her eyes and ears widely, so that she can be able to read between the lines and analyze well the implications that come with accepting those funds from the West.
Fore warned is fore armed Joice!
----------------Sibusiso Ndlamini can be contacted at sibusisondlamini@gmail.com
Source - Sibusiso Ndlamini
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