By James Gwati-MDC-Alliance Leader, Nelson Chamisa has rubbished President Emmerson Mnangagwa Independence day celebrations address statement where he said the opposition was persuading the west to isolate Zimbabwe.

Chamisa said Mnangagwa was instead admitting that the opposition had the capacity to run the country better than his administration.

“Who are his friends? He is busy allocating friends to us, so who are his friends? Why is he giving us all the nations in the world? I want to thank him for elevating, honouring and acknowledging our capacity to build bridges and have warm relations with other nations,’ said Chamisa.

“Our focus is to resolve our issues as Zimbabweans through convergence and building a new consensus to give meaning to our independence and sacrifices of our heroes and heroines who perished for a cause so great.

“Let us build bridges in Zimbabwe and my message to ED is, stop burning bridges, stop being destructive, stop dividing the country, stop hate language and hatred. Don’t be vindictive, don’t be a victim of ageism. We are young but not babies.”