Terrence Mawawa, Chiredzi|In a move suspected to be a ploy by Robert Mugabe’s CIO agents to decimate opposition parties, flyers bearing the Zimbabwe People First logo flooded the lowveld town last week carrying derogatory words against MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
The two parties have already started trading accusations over the fliers with the MDC describing the distribution as a reflection of naivety and cowardice while the Zimbabwe People First claimed Tsvangirai has dismally failed to defeat Zanu PF.
The fliers described Tsvangirai as a liablility and political spent force who had overstayed in opposition politics.
“Tsvangirai and his followers must realise they have failed to win elections for the past two decades and they must join a more vibrant party-the People First,” read the message on one of the fliers.
MDC provincial spokesperson Dust Zivhave described the development as a desperate attempt to denigrate the MDC and its leader Tsvangirai.
“Whoever is behind the printing and distribution of the fliers is misguided. We will not be deterred by such trivial issues,” he said.
The MDC also said in a statement last week:”This is clearly the work of the CIO and Zanu PF. They want to turn our attention from mobilising the people for 2018 because they are afraid of Tsvangirai.
The increasing war of words between Tsvangirai’s MDC and former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First have put the expected formation of the highly expected grand coalition in a quandary with Tsvangirai saying his party was not desperate for the formation while Mujuru’s party said the former premier must join her instead in order to salvage his dwindling political career. Observers feel a grand coalition is likely to end decades of chaotic governance by President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF bandwagon.