MDC-T vice-president Advocate Nelson Chamisa on Wednesday revealed that his boss, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, approached the new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pushing for an inclusive Government.
Adv Chamisa said they had to go to the United States last week under an MDC-Alliance banner after realising the idea of an inclusive Government had collapsed and they had to gear up for an election.
He said this during a Press conference attended by MDC-Alliance representatives, where they sought to justify why they flew to the US, where they called for the retention of ruinous sanctions against Zimbabwe.
The admission also exposes Mr Tsvangirai, who claimed there was never a discussion between him and President Mnangagwa in which the Head of State and Government tried to woo opposition parties to join his Cabinet.
Special Adviser to President Mnangagwa, Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa said Mr Tsvangirai blocked President Mnangagwa from choosing his preferred candidates for posts, as the opposition leader insisted that he should be included in the Presidium.
At the Press conference, Adv Chamisa admitted that a discussion was held, but blamed Government for the collapse of the talks.
“We realise and acknowledge that there has been a deliberate attempt to distort the reality as pertaining to what transpired,” he said.
“We had a position as an alliance, which position was that we were supposed to have an inclusive arrangement, a transnational mechanism so that we prepare for free and fair election.
“And president Tsvangirai, as a democrat, as a national leader, as a statesman went out of his way to make sure that he kick-starts the process, but unfortunately, there were no takers of this inclusive arrangement.
“Government intended then to portray MDC-T as a spoiler.” Adv Chamisa accused the Government of being arrogant. “They don’t appreciate that building a country is not a partisan effort, it is a collective effort,” he said.
“And this is where they are missing it, this is where they want to malign president Tsvangirai.
“Now we are waiting for election, this is why we had to go for a diplomatic offensive to talk to our people as you would see in our rallies, we are now articulating the alternative that we are.
“We are not going to waste time because we are not an inclusive Government, we do not do public relations for a Government.”
In its denial, MDC-T claimed that Mr Tsvangirai was never approached formally or informally about the inclusive Government.
Speaking at the same event, MDC Alliance representative, Mr Tendai Biti said they had no apologies to make over their utterances in the US, where they reportedly called for the retention of sanctions.
“We do not apologise for putting the interests of our country first, we do not apologise for representing Zimbabweans,” he said.
“We are a serious opposition, we have been in the trenches for years. We have scars to prove it. We are as patriotic as the next patriot. Our record speaks for itself.”
Analysts said it was pure propaganda for Mr Biti to allege that they had the interest of the people at heart, when they were prepared to travel all the way to the US to call for the extension of illegal sanctions that have resulted in the suffering of ordinary people.
The contradiction, the analysts said, was glaring at the Press conference where the MDC-T officials purported to speak for the people, when their actions indicated they wanted them to suffer in a bid to force them to vote for the opposition party.
Sanctions are widely credited for the closure of industries and other economic woes that befell Zimbabwe in the past decade and some years.
The Press conference was also attended by MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube and representatives of other opposition political parties. – state media
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They did ask the US to maintain the sanctions till after free and fair elections. Thats the truth,, nothing but the tfuth. Only this white guy they went with was against sanctions. Stop your pepertual lies please!
Patrick,eliasha,&mjombo u are just the same with the lot that was saying Mugabe is a life president and woke up tomorrow saying he must go. U support anything without using your brain. What option did zanu leave for MDC? Chamisa and Biti never requested sanctions listen or read the speech on yr own. Stop listening to propaganda from Zanu PF. Use yr brains. Zanu PF does not allow free and fair elections and we have never had one in a long time and Mnangagwa is guilty of stopping Mugabe from going in 2008
Firstly Chamisa, you saw it fit to address the US politicians first then the Zimbabwean people last why??? Whom do you serve? Why did you not have the courtesy to hold a single rally or even a press conference before you head to the US? In the US itself it is illegal for anyone who is not in government to meet any foreign government official and discuss government business, that is why the Trump campaign team is under investigation for meeting Russian Government officials before they were in Government. Mr Trump’s first national security advisor (Michael Flynn) was fired because he met with the Russian ambassador & discussed US sanctions on Russia & lied about what they discussed, yet you guys saw it proper to do the same even without the knowledge of the Zim people. Now we know you were only throwing tantrums because Mnangagwa did not include you in Government.
MDC, “the party of excellency”, as Chamisa never tire of boasting, is a party of breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent people whose dithering and blundering from pillar to post has costed the nation dearly. So if President Mnangagwa had acquiesced to Tsvangirai’s demands to be included in an inclusive government the MDC would have agreed in return to the postponing of next year’s elections in direct violation of the constitution and without allowing the nation to have a meaningful say.
The last GNU accomplished nothing since MDC failed to get even one reform implemented. There is nothing to suggest the inclusive government Tsvangirai was after was going to do any better. MDC sold-out during the GNU and it is clear the party has been looking for any opportunity to sell-out again.
So Tsvangirai not only tried to sell-out on the inclusive government but then lied about it when he was asked! How can anyone continue to trust such a man!
Nations get the government they deserve and, after 37 years, we cannot say we did not have many opportunities to end the Zanu PF dictatorship. We have wasted all these opportunities because we have a corrupt and incompetent opposition which has become expert at selling-out instead of implementing the reforms to end the Zanu PF dictatorship. Those foolish MDC supporters who continue to follow the party blindly like sheep are not doing the nation any great favours.
Zimbabwe’s economic and political recovery must start with electing competent leaders and MDC leaders have proven beyond doubt that they are corrupt, incompetent and sell-outs. What else do they have to do to force these idiotic MDC supporters to open their eyes!!!!!
This Tsvangirai fellow is very stupid how can you want to capitalize on your neigbhors squabbles and hope to be called in and be given a key post for battles which do not involve you and your family, very crazy indeed. This guy must know that change of power and assuming inflluentual position can only take place through the ballot box.