By A Correspondent|MDC Alliance Spokesperson, Professor Welshman Ncube has implored Alliance partners to focus on landing the presidency and not to be distracted by minor operational glitches.

Addressing an Alliance meeting in Bulawayo, Professor Ncube reminded members that the late former MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai said landing the presidency was the most prized target.

Professor Ncube said in Bulawayo, since the formation of MDC in 2002, all parliamentary and local government seats have been won by MDC save only for Zanu PF getting seats in by-elections in 2015 which had not brought any significant progress in the governance of the country.

“However, we don’t have jobs simply because we are not at State House” said Professor Ncube.

“In September last year in Harare, our leader Morgan Tsvangirai said ‘members are still fighting to go to parliament but ordinary citizens are still suffering.

“Let’s stop the battle of eying those seats but exert more energy on the prime target, the presidency which will liberate us.

“If there is no change of occupants at State House, nothing would have changed. That’s critical” said Professor Ncube.

Professor Ncube told the meeting that Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South face the biggest task in the upcoming polls as compared to other Alliance provinces.

“This is because they (other provinces) are faced with Zanu PF only but we have several opponents emerging.

“However, we must be focused on the target and gun for victory”.
Professor Ncube urged Alliance partners to be aggressive in mobilizing and campaigning for candidates.

“My advice is we must market our candidates aggressively and stop talking about our opponents more often.

“We must mobilise people to vote for Advocate Nelson Chamisa. After mobilizing, we must be sure that we have more people than Zanu PF and devise anti-rigging strategies.

We should be very vigilant and in this upcoming election, we will not fail because we are committed. We have a task of retiring the Junta elements”.