By Paul Nyathi

Opposition MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa has implored Ndebele King designate Prince Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo to prepare for his coronation in September this year when the MDC-T replaces the ruling ZANU PF party in government.

Chamisa made the promise at a hugely attend MDC Alliance coalition rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday.

Chamisa earned himself a thunderous applause from the people of Bulawayo when he promised that if his party wins the landmark elections set for July or August this year he will allow the Ndebele people to go ahead with the coronation of Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo which was blocked by the ruling ZANU PF in March this year.

“I was very disappointed when the ZANU PF government barred the Khumalo family from seating their cultural king in March,” said Chamisa.

“When we come into government we are going to respect the cultural values of our people. The Khumalo’s will be allowed to practise their culture and seat the king the way they want,” he said.

“I want to tell Prince Khumalo that he should not be worried, come September we are going to see his coronation as king and we will all attend and bring all our ministers with us,” he said.

The ZANU PF government got the ire of the people of Matabeleland in March when they declared as unconstitutional the crowning of a Ndebele cultural king.