Own Correspondent|President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU) with MDC-Alliance, saying the ruling Zanu-PF had won an overwhelming people’s mandate in the July 30 harmonised elections.
Mnangagwa, who is also the ruling party’s First Secretary, said this while opening the 110th Ordinary Session of the Central Committee at Zanu-PF Headquarters in Harare on Wednesday.
“After the announcement of the election results by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Zanu-PF got a two thirds majority in Parliament which was two times more than what they (MDC-Alliance) got,” he said.
“So when you hear them saying we want a GNU, you should ignore them. They are daydreaming. As Zanu-PF you should not even think that there would be a GNU. We don’t have any plans for a GNU in our party as Zanu-PF,” he said.
“They challenged the election results at the Constitutional Court (Concourt) and lost. They did not ask for the opening of the ballot boxes because they knew they would lose again. You now hear them making all sorts of noises, but you should not be bothered about that. That is what losers do,” Mnangagwa said.
“We should now concentrate on fulfilling the mandate we were given by the electorate in the next five years. We should build the economy and put politics aside.
“We are now seized as Zanu-PF with growing of the economy; with finding solutions to resolve all the economic challenges the country is facing as a result of sanctions which we are facing as a country.”
MDC-Alliance has refused the acknowledge Mnangagwa’s victory, saying it was a result of fiddling with figures by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
The MDC has denied claims that the party is desperate to form a government of national unity with ZANU PF (GNU).
MDC president and vice chairperson, Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti
respectively, have called for negotiations with ZANU PF in order to put an end to the political and economic crisis facing the country.
MDC party spokesperson Jacob Mafume told The Daily News Emmerson Mnangagwa was actually himself the one desperate for the formation of a GNU.
”Zanu PF honchos stole the vote and
they are being tormented by their theft, it is them who were rejected by all credible observer missions and it is them Zanu PF who are failing to get a single cent even from the Chinese.
They have caused fuel shortages and
are taxing people, it is not us who have begged them for a unity government,” he said.
“Zanu PF has messed up things, they have failed the economy.They are illegitimate; they have failed to pass the legitimacy test internationally and to the people of Zimbabwe. You cannot seek to govern people by force, they will not comply.They are facing resistance from the people and the economy,” said Mafume.