By Snodia Mawupeni, Kariba | Zimbabweans have the political responsibility of changing the landscape where leadership takes time for door to door campaigns to hear issues affecting people from different backgrounds.
Alliance for Peoples’ Agenda (APA) president Nkosana Moyo, told Kariba residents here that it is good for political leadership to understand what is affecting voters as political rallies misinform leadership.
The MDC Alliance led by advocate Nelson Chamisa has had big rallies in past weeks drawing thousands of followers, with Moyo’s sentiments likely to be construed as an attack on the growing momentum.
‘I have been to Mutare and their issues about how Chinese and Government abused Chiadzwa diamond mining areas. It’s a different song for those in Kariba who have issues with Chinese on poor working conditions following the Kariba South Power station project. Public rallies will never give leadership real challenges and we need to have a new mind-set as politicians and voters. Leadershio has to be accountable to the citizens and with big rallies we are not learning anything at all. It is the same old story,’ he said.
Moyo who has never attempted to be part of any political alliance believes APA is every concerned citizen responsibility.
“In South Africa Jacob Zuma continued to destroy the country until the time that African National Congress, (ANC) saw that it will never go anywhere with him as ship captain and they removed him. As for Zimbabwe we are not going anywhere with the same captains who have failed us as a nation for the past years. Until the time Zimbabwe changes the captain, we are doomed as a nation. We must change the leadership to have better results. APA is not about Nkosana Moyo but for everyone to share our vision of a better nation.”
He called on Zimbabweans to vote for individuals who will deliver than political parties.
‘I urge my fellow citizens not to vote political parties but individuals who can make a difference. As APA we aim to engage with lowest members of the society and hear their issues and how they can be addressed. If am at a rally I will be in charge and no one will have a chance to ask questions and how issues can be addressed. At a rally no one will have chance to ask and get to learn. Leaders must not create bearers about their issues. We are making a difference through lower level campaign approach as a party’ he said.
He added that the project is about every Zimbabweans who will pass on information about how the new country without political rallies.