By Paul Nyathi

Opposition MDC-T has called on its supporters to respect President Emerson Mnangagwa as he is an important person in the country.

Announcing the party’s campaign method for the 2018 elections, the party Deputy Treasurer Chalton Hwende said that the party has adopted a new campaign strategy that desist from insulting rival contestants.

Hwende said that the strategy will involve seeing the party speak only on its own policies and not denigrating other parties.

“Our Campaign this year for President Nelson Chamisa will be characterized by a new approach of concentrating only on policy alternatives for our country,” he said.

Hwende urged the party members not to involve themselves in smear campaigns and name calling.

He told the party supporters to desist from ushering insults at President Emerson Mnangagwa as he is an important person and liberation icon.

“We urge our supporters to desist from negative campaigning and name calling,” he said.

Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean, an important citizen who is also a liberation Icon he is entitled to seek an electoral mandate let’s not insult him but objectively criticize his policy proposals,” said Hwende.

Hwende also revealed that party President Nelson Chamisa revealed that the MDC-T will be attending all government run national events beginning with the country’s 38th independence celebrations in April.

“President Nelson Chamisa recently announced that the MDC with immediate effect will be attending all National events starting with this year’s Independence celebrations,” he said.

“This is a good move that will certainly entrench our oneness as Zimbabweans.”

ZANU PF is known for always hijacking these events and turning them into their political rallies and platforms to denigrate the opposition.