Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has condemned the POLAD platform saying it cannot derail constitutional amendments to heap more power on President Emmerson Mnangagwa as government moves the scrap the running mate clause in the constitution.

Speaking to Studio 7 yesterday, Ziyambi said POLAD is a bunch of people without the people’s mandate hence cannot demand to be given the power to determine what the ruling government decides to do.

Ziyambi was responding to NCA leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku who said he was worried about cabinet disregarding his request to allow POLAD to have its take on the proposed amendments.

“I am surprised that they want a constitutional process so that they cannot be consulted. They have the privilege to participate through writing to Clerk of Parliament or during public consultations so I dont see where they have been left out,” said Ziyambi.

He added that Zanu PF has the mandate of the people which POLAD does not have.

“As government we cannot be running to them to say we want to do our budget or change this law, we would have failed to follow the constitution,” added Ziyambi.