The escalating protests that have rocked Zimbabwe will not “change Zanu PF’s culture” a former staunch President Robert Mugabe supporter, Acie Lumumba, said.
neither will it stop government from introducing the controversial bond notes.
This comes as Zimbabweans have taken to the streets demanding 92-year-old Mugabe’s resignation. Recently, masses protested in Harare’s CBD against government’s move to introduce bond notes — a currency surrogate to the United States dollar.
“…street protests are not going to stop the bond notes,” Lumumba said. “Those bond notes are the last opportunity for Zanu PF to loot…(its) their retirement package. And the algebra is basic you print $200 million, you have four million people employed they will each withdraw $50 and the $200 million is gone,” he said.
“It’s time to look beyond the protests, we have to prepare and be better tactically and operationally,” Lumumba said.
Lumumba — real name William Mutumanje — said he believes the game changer is everyone, particularly the youths by registering to vote in the 2018 elections.
He said youths make up the bulk of Zimbabwe’s 14 million population.
“What do you do next? You start printing more and when you start printing who is counting?”
The impeding introduction of bond notes has been met by serious lack of confidence despite government’s position that they will ease the obtaining cash crisis.
And the former Zanu PF youth leader wants the same resistance to be shown in the ballot box.
“The greatest pressure and protest we can place on Zanu PF is to vote for ourselves and not against each other. It begins with your name being on the voters’ roll,” Lumumba said.
“After the protests always comes one thing, the elections. And that game my friends is played by politicians…register to vote and get your friends to do the same. Play your part.
“If you don’t believe it can be done get out of the way of those of us who believe it can.
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I think people are missing the real reason behind the printing of bond notes.
ZANU will not stop scheming. With the elections fast approaching they realize they can not rig elections with the US dollar hence the printing of the bond. Come election time they will print more for vote buying which is the major reason for printing them. They have told us that they will only print the equivalent of the loan they got but this is a lie. Rigging has started already with the printing of bond notes. If people are serious about removing ZANU they must start by refusing the bond note. Businesses should close down in protest. I know people will say this is stupid but this will be a great show of patriotism.if they do not close now they close anyway but after heavy losses. Their hard work will go down the drain. Every employee including police and soldiers stay at home because whether they like it or not they will in the long run be working for no pay. Remember 2007/8 when our salaries where all equivalent to $10 . The time is now or never
I think people are missing the real reason behind the printing of bond notes.
ZANU will not stop scheming. With the elections fast approaching they realize they can not rig elections with the US dollar hence the printing of the bond. Come election time they will print more for vote buying which is the major reason for printing them. They have told us that they will only print the equivalent of the loan they got but this is a lie. Rigging has started already with the printing of bond notes. If people are serious about removing ZANU they must start by refusing the bond note. Businesses should close down in protest. I know people will say this is stupid but this will be a great show of patriotism.if they do not close now they close anyway but after heavy losses. Their hard work will go down the drain. Every employee including police and soldiers stay at home because whether they like it or not they will in the long run be working for no pay. Remember 2007/8 when our salaries where all equivalent to $10 . The time is now or never