By Own Correspondent- Addressing thousands of party stalwarts at a Thank You rally at Mkoba Stadium in Gweru on Sunday, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said his party would mobilise for mass protests if President Emmerson Mnangagwa failed to heed calls for national dialogue.

He said the opposition MDC that he led was prepared for dialogue with President Mnangagwa, adding that his party was ready to close the election mode and contribute meaningfully to the country’s economic trajectory.

Chamisa however said there was need for government to act fast and ensure that there is dialogue failure of which the party would use Constitutional avenues to redress this.

Said Chamisa:

“Last month there was a stay away called by our mother, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions and we took heed to it as we are a child of ZCTU. Now, we are saying we want dialogue with (President) Mnangagwa. I know you are asking yourselves a question, if (President) Mnangagwa refuses dialogue what will we do? We said we are giving him a short space of time to conclude dialogue and do away with the election mode. The country cannot be perpetually in an election mode.

We want to close the election mode and go into economic transformation. We will call our membership from across the country and engage in a democratic mass action and shut down Harare.”