The first Zanu PF Politburo meeting this year and the first after the revolutionary party’s annual people’s Conference held in Masvingo in December last year, has ended at the party’s headquarters in Harare, with Masvingo province being ordered to have fresh provincial elections.
Speaking after the meeting, Zanu PF Secretary for Administration, Ignatius Chombo said the decision to have Masvingo re-elect its provincial leaders was reached after over one third of the elected members were suspended or fired.
He said the Politburo agreed on the Masvingo conference resolutions, adding that in implementing them, the ruling party is now gearing for the 2018 general elections.
Dr Chombo also said opposition parties have been rejected by the people of Zimbabwe and Zanu PF will follow the wishes of the people by implementing people-driven policies.
He said the Politburo received a report from Zanu PF Secretary for Youth Affairs, Kudzai Chipanga on preparations for 21st February Movement, which he said are almost complete.
Zanu PF Secretary for Agriculture, Dr Joseph Made also gave a report on agriculture, expressing hope for a bumper harvest due to good rains this season.
Zanu PF Secretary for the Commissariat, Saviour Kasukuwere also gave a commissariat report. – state media
“Dr Chombo also said opposition parties have been rejected by the people of Zimbabwe and Zanu will follow the wishes of the people by implementing people-driven policies,” reported Zimeye.
As long as Zanu PF is free to rig elections the party will rig the elections and turn around and claim it has the mandate from the people. The only way to force the regime to stop abusing the people by doing as it pleases in the name of the very people it has denied a meaningful say in the first place is to force the implementation of the democratic reforms so there are free, fair and credible elections.
We must force the opposition parties who have given Zimbabwe’s flawed and illegal elections legitimacy by contesting to stop contesting. These men and women know the elections are flawed but they still participate to win the few seats Zanu PF throws away as bait. These opposition politicians are as much sell-out as Zanu PF members themselves if not worse! President Mugabe and his Zanu PF thugs are wolves we know these opposition politicians who continue to contest these flawed elections are wolves in sheep clothing, who mix with the people during the day only to stab them in the dark!
No mention of the tipot who was snoozing and several toilet visits for diaper change.