Opinion / Columnist
ZEC move to engage NERA applauded
08 Sep 2016 at 11:18hrs | Views
Progressive individuals will prefer sitting down to discuss issues and find solutions, a move recently taken by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) when it made overtures towards National Electoral Reforms Agenda (NERA) to discuss electoral issues which have seen them demonstrating in the streets, protests which have turned violent destroying thousands worth of property.
By the looks of things, NERA leaders are not open to this liberal approach preferring to go in the streets anywhere. NERA convener, Didymus Mutasa has already gave a verdict on the scheduled 15 September 2016 meeting with ZEC dubbing it, "… a futile meeting on their ZEC part". By this response it seems NERA has no interest in resolving their purported "reforms" as the organisation has another agenda which is beyond the scope of ZEC, the electoral mother board.
It's an open secret that NERA is a guise of the regime change agenda hence it's not surprising that Mutasa believe Nera "… are going to express their views through demonstrations".
Which all prove the well-orchestrated endeavours to ratchet up pressure on government by making the country ungovernable with a regime change as the ultimate goal.
The path that Nera is preferring is flaunted with unpleasantness and no government is going to allow mayhem in its corridors, it will take all necessary precautionary measures to ensure the safety and security of its citizenry.
People of Zimbabwe should not be fooled by this bravery being exhibited by Nera leadership as the only people who are arrested are their foot soldiers, who having nothing to show for but are made sacrificial lambs.
As much as NERA is rubbishing dialogue, nothing will be achieved by demonstrations but increase the antagonism between the organisation and government. If Nera are genuine my humble advice is sit down and have constructive dialogue with ZEC.
By the looks of things, NERA leaders are not open to this liberal approach preferring to go in the streets anywhere. NERA convener, Didymus Mutasa has already gave a verdict on the scheduled 15 September 2016 meeting with ZEC dubbing it, "… a futile meeting on their ZEC part". By this response it seems NERA has no interest in resolving their purported "reforms" as the organisation has another agenda which is beyond the scope of ZEC, the electoral mother board.
It's an open secret that NERA is a guise of the regime change agenda hence it's not surprising that Mutasa believe Nera "… are going to express their views through demonstrations".
The path that Nera is preferring is flaunted with unpleasantness and no government is going to allow mayhem in its corridors, it will take all necessary precautionary measures to ensure the safety and security of its citizenry.
People of Zimbabwe should not be fooled by this bravery being exhibited by Nera leadership as the only people who are arrested are their foot soldiers, who having nothing to show for but are made sacrificial lambs.
As much as NERA is rubbishing dialogue, nothing will be achieved by demonstrations but increase the antagonism between the organisation and government. If Nera are genuine my humble advice is sit down and have constructive dialogue with ZEC.
Source - Mandla Nsingo
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