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MDC Youth Assembly Statement on State of the Economy
The MDC Youth Assembly is saddened by the continued economic decline in the country. The Ministerial Statement by Mtuli Ncube clearly reflects that we have a failed state and a failing economy.
The country is experiencing a shortage of everything, more particularly a shortage of leadership. The Country is suffering from a shortage of salaries, shortage of fuel, electricity loadshading, water rationing, and a rapid decline in the standards of living.
This economic crisis is not sparing anyone, from farmers, teachers, nurses, doctors, pensioners, people with disabilities, students, vendors, churches, politicians, business people. Everyone is suffering.
Of concern is the plite of cotton and tobacco farmers where value for hard work is not appropriate as the illegitimate administration is refusing and neglecting to pay the farmers value for the commercial crops.
Education has been commercialized and as a result a majority of children of peasants, workers, vendors and even some business people can not afford.
The service delivery in the health and education sector is in a sorry state.
At the same time, universities and colleges are at the verge of collapse due to failure by the illegitimate administration to fund the institutions.
Whilst there is a clear crisis, the illegitimate administration is not concerned at all.
The core crisis in Zimbabwe is lack of legitimacy and a political crisis of rigged elections. This therefore makes it imperative for genuine dialogue to address these issues.
What is shocking is that the illegitimate administration is majoring on minors. All resources, energies, focus and skills of the illegitimate administration are on the MDC internal processes. They are making frantic efforts to choose and impose leaders for the MDC as if they are members and delegates for the MDC Congress.
They are investing a lot of money and resources in trying to destabilize the MDC and weaken the People’s Movement. The continued attack, blackmail, harassment and negative publicity on President Chamisa and the genuine MDC leadership is the illegitimate administration’s number one priority. They are not concerned with reviving the economy.
Zanu PF is only concerned with power retention and not saving the people of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabweans want Change that delivers.
Zimbabweans Arise and Save Zimbabwe.
Brian Dube
MDC National Youth Spokesperson