Opinion / Columnist
Mujuru should not take Zimbabweans for fools
13 Jul 2016 at 05:19hrs | Views
At her Masvingo rally held recently, Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru told the world that she intended to serve one term as President of Zimbabwe if elected to the position in the 2018 general elections.
Mujuru further said that she just needed one term in office as President of this country in order to solve the economic problems currently bedevilling the country. She went on to call upon President Mugabe to resign, citing his age. Her sidekick, Dzikamai Mavhaire, also weighed in at the same rally, blaming all the economic difficulties the country is facing on Zanu-PF. Mavhaire went further and called for elections date to be brought forward to 2017 instead of 2018.
As none other than the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said: "Look at the day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you have had everything to do, and you have done it."
Mujuru served as a Zanu-PF Minister for more than 20 years and then as Vice President for more than a decade. If Zanu-PF failed, then it is a direct indictment on Mujuru for she was number two in the revolutionary party. What were her achievements during that long period as a leader in government? What did Mujuru achieve as a member of parliament for 35 years? The only ‘achievement' to her credit is her refusal to issue Strive Masiiwa an operating licence for a mobile telecommunication network, which has ironically contributed immensely to the economic development of this country today. Mujuru even snubbed a directive, to issue the licence, from the late Father Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Nkomo who was then her Vice President. She even described Dr Nkomo, as senile, a remark that earned her a sharp rebuke from President Mugabe.
So what miracle will Mujuru deliver to Zimbabwe if she becomes President for a single five-year term after failing to achieve anything in more than 35 years she served as one of the country's leaders? People of Zimbabwe will not be fooled by such cheap politicking.
Mujuru further tells us that after serving one term as President, she will resort to international politics at the United Nations where Zimbabweans will flock to her for advice. There it is; Mujuru's ambitions know no bounds. Yesterday she wanted to muscle out President Mugabe so that she could land the presidency. Now she sees herself as a future President who will serve for one term before capturing a powerful post at the United Nations, probably becoming the Secretary General. It's her democratic right to dream, so let her dream on. If wishes were horses beggars will ride.
What did Mavhaire achieve in the various ministries he was lucky to be minister? In most cases his appointments were a case of a square peg in a round hole. Is it not the same Mavhaire who allegedly flouted ZESA tender procedures and siphoned money from the power utility to sponsor activities of his faction? Now he is calling for early elections, dreaming that he might once again be a cabinet minister under Joice Mujuru, as early as possible, so that he can resume his looting of government funds.
When they were part of Zanu-PF, ZimPF leaders never told us about the imagined failures of Zanu-PF. Now that they were booted out of the Party, they are now telling us that they are holier than thou. The honourable thing this misguided elements could have done, that is if they were sincere enough, was to resign from Zanu-PF and government rather than to stay with an organisation which they perceived as failing. Is it a case of sour grapes or is it that if one is used to abuse Zanu-PF in order to loot the country' s resources and then get booted from the party, the cold becomes freezing.
Mavhaire should wait for 2018 for his party to contest in a democratic dispensation rather than to call for early elections just to serve his greediness. People are very aware of the characteristics of the leaders of ZimPF, hence, they will not be fooled so easily. The majority of these ZimPF leaders use politics to acquire personal wealth, mostly through looting of the country's resources.
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Chadzimura Mhute <chadzi.mhute@gmail.com
Mujuru further said that she just needed one term in office as President of this country in order to solve the economic problems currently bedevilling the country. She went on to call upon President Mugabe to resign, citing his age. Her sidekick, Dzikamai Mavhaire, also weighed in at the same rally, blaming all the economic difficulties the country is facing on Zanu-PF. Mavhaire went further and called for elections date to be brought forward to 2017 instead of 2018.
As none other than the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said: "Look at the day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you have had everything to do, and you have done it."
Mujuru served as a Zanu-PF Minister for more than 20 years and then as Vice President for more than a decade. If Zanu-PF failed, then it is a direct indictment on Mujuru for she was number two in the revolutionary party. What were her achievements during that long period as a leader in government? What did Mujuru achieve as a member of parliament for 35 years? The only ‘achievement' to her credit is her refusal to issue Strive Masiiwa an operating licence for a mobile telecommunication network, which has ironically contributed immensely to the economic development of this country today. Mujuru even snubbed a directive, to issue the licence, from the late Father Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Nkomo who was then her Vice President. She even described Dr Nkomo, as senile, a remark that earned her a sharp rebuke from President Mugabe.
So what miracle will Mujuru deliver to Zimbabwe if she becomes President for a single five-year term after failing to achieve anything in more than 35 years she served as one of the country's leaders? People of Zimbabwe will not be fooled by such cheap politicking.
What did Mavhaire achieve in the various ministries he was lucky to be minister? In most cases his appointments were a case of a square peg in a round hole. Is it not the same Mavhaire who allegedly flouted ZESA tender procedures and siphoned money from the power utility to sponsor activities of his faction? Now he is calling for early elections, dreaming that he might once again be a cabinet minister under Joice Mujuru, as early as possible, so that he can resume his looting of government funds.
When they were part of Zanu-PF, ZimPF leaders never told us about the imagined failures of Zanu-PF. Now that they were booted out of the Party, they are now telling us that they are holier than thou. The honourable thing this misguided elements could have done, that is if they were sincere enough, was to resign from Zanu-PF and government rather than to stay with an organisation which they perceived as failing. Is it a case of sour grapes or is it that if one is used to abuse Zanu-PF in order to loot the country' s resources and then get booted from the party, the cold becomes freezing.
Mavhaire should wait for 2018 for his party to contest in a democratic dispensation rather than to call for early elections just to serve his greediness. People are very aware of the characteristics of the leaders of ZimPF, hence, they will not be fooled so easily. The majority of these ZimPF leaders use politics to acquire personal wealth, mostly through looting of the country's resources.
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Chadzimura Mhute <chadzi.mhute@gmail.com
Source - Chadzimura Mhute
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