NPP leader Joice Mujuru and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai have opened an all out war of words and actions against each other over who is to lead the 2018 coalition.
Tsvangirai last week won a major endorsement from political leaders who said he is the best to lead the 2018 coalition of parties set to remove Robert Mugabe from power. Even Tsvangirai’s nemesis Tendai Biti labelled him Mr. President.
But all that has not gone well for Mujuru whose spokesman Jelousy Mawarire has dismissed on leadership accolades. Mawarire says the leaders who endorsed Tsvangirai are “power-drunk.”
Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, has responded saying he will not comment on Mujuru’s attacks explaining that there are more important issues for the nation.
“We are not talking about that statement. We are more worried about the plight facing Zimbabweans and the next election…
“With due respect, we refuse to be seduced to talk about that statement. With due respect, president Tsvangirai refuses to talk about that statement,” he said.
Transform Zimbabwe (TZ), which is one of the partners in the envisaged electoral alliance, said such statements from NPP were unwelcome as they bred mistrust.
“As TZ, we respect the decision of Zimbabweans to choose whoever they want to lead the upcoming coalition. We are very much aware that what the nation is looking forward to is a solid coalition to end years of Zanu PF misrule,” party spokesperson Tangai Takaruza said.
“Any comments meant to divide Zimbabweans from that path are unwelcome and treated with contempt and suspicion.”
Mujuru and Tsvangirai have said they were on the verge of signing a memorandum of understanding on the proposed coalition. – Newsday/Agencies
Well dont want people fighting for leadership rather than address people problems
Ko iwe unoziveyi….Tell us what are the real issues if you think electoral reforms and the end of ZANU PF are not the real issues?
vote rigging isn’t the major issue!!even if zanu is beaten free and square do you think they will move of from power easily?
Since when has MDC ever talked about the real issues, they do not know what the real issues are!
The opposition has spend millions of working man-days talking about the coalition but are no nearer to settling the matter than they were three years ago. The tragedy is this grand coalition is not even the big issue they should be dealing with; vote rigging is the big beast. Instead of talking of how to get rid of the elephant in the room they talk about the rat just to while away time!
Well done Tamborinyoka, please do not make any public comments on this alleged NPP statement. Concentrate on real issues.