Own Correspondent|Zimbabweans have generally castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa for carrying out his on going “Thank you” rallies that kicked off in Mashonaland West on Saturday.

Social media critics have all but declared the rallies as useless and waste of money. One critic attracted a lot of attention from readers on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Facebook page declaring that the President should not bother carrying out the rallies but merely send “Thank You Cards” to ZEC Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba and Chief Justice Luke Malaba “who delivered the presidential election victory to him.”

“That rally was a waste of time and money, you should simply have sent THANK YOU cards to Malaba and Chigumba, you owe them a lot, because Zimbabweans certainly did not put you where you are now, at the throne,” said the reader in response to Mnangagwa’s post about his rally.

Main opposition party the MDC Alliance and other opposition political parties declared that ZEC rigged the July 30 elections in favour of Mnangagwa while the MDC further castigated Supreme Court Judge, Justice Malaba of unfairly ruling in favour of Mnangagwa an MDC appeal against the election results.

Mnangagwa had written on his Facebook page shortly after the rally;

“Today I was in Murombedzi to thank the people of Mashonaland West for their support, and to update them on the steps we are taking to build a stronger Zimbabwe for all.

I explained how we are increasing our production of crucial crops such as grain, tobacco and soya bean; addressing the cost and ease of doing business to attract investment; and developing a new diamond policy that will be announced in the coming weeks.

As seen in Thursday’s budget, we are working tirelessly to restructure, reform and rebuild our economy, and I am confident that the measures we are enacting today will create a better and more secure future for generations to come.”