Own Correspondent|The ruling party aligned Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council patron Jimayi Muduvuri (pictured) has told Vice President Kembo Mohadi that its members are planning to hold a million man march against targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the US and the EU.

The church leader met with Mohadi on Friday and handed over a petition in which different churches under their banner endorsed and registered their intention to march against the sanctions.

This development comes a day after the EU endorsed a resolution to further tighten restrictive measures on targeted persons within the ZANU PF government.

EU travel restrictions and asset freezes continue to be imposed on a few individuals and Zimbabwe Defence Industries.

However, those sanctions are currently suspended, except in relation to Robert Mugabe, Grace Mugabe and Zimbabwe Defence Industries.

In an interview Friday, Muduvuri said sanctions affect the common man and not politicians.

“I was approached by churches to be their patron and we decided that it is our duty to push for the removal of sanctions because they are affecting the common people and not the politicians. This has nothing to do with politics, it is our wish to see every Zimbabwean happy and enjoying the fruit of their labour,” said Muduvuri.

“We want to paint the city white,” he added.