ZANU PF leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s deputy, Constantino Chiwenga has said ED reached out to the MDC Alliance after his July 30 election victory, a gesture the vanquished opposition party rejected as they chose to disrespect him, hence Zanu-PF would return the gesture.

In his Vote of Thanks after Mnangagwa’s address, Chiwenga slammed MDC-Alliance for allegedly disrespecting the country’s leadership.

Said Chiwenga: “Cde President, you personally stretched out your hand to the opposition after Zanu-PF’s July 30 landslide victory.

“But the opposition spurned that hand. You have since withdrawn the well stretched hand.
“All of us follow, principally those of us in Parliament are very happy that our Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Ziyambi Ziyambi), acting in his capacity as leader of the House (in Parliament), sent a clear signal of paying back the opposition in the hard coin they have tossed us. They have chosen to disrespect our leader who is the Head of State of our nation (Mnangagwa).”

“We have no reason to handle them with the respect they have voluntarily rejected,” Chiwenga said to an applause from delegates.

Last week, Minister Ziyambi attacked MDC MPs for seeking to raise questions with Government ministers yet they chose not to recognise Mnangagwa.

Ziyambi said ministers would only respond to questions from opposition parliamentarians once they recognise Mnangagwa as the winner of the July 30 Presidential elections.

Chiwenga said Zanu-pf stands by Mnangagwa to see him attain his Vision 2030 that seeks to ensure the country attains a middle income status in 12 years’ time.

Mnangagwa, he said, had reset the direction of the party.- State Media