President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that elections are going ahead come rain or thunder.

Mnangagwa last night also alleged that the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is agitating for mayhem in the country. His comment comes after he was criticised for allegedly influencing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission boss, Priscilla Chigumba to deny opposition parties a re-printing of the ballot paper among other demands. Below was Mnangagwa’s announcement:

By Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa| Elections are on, on 30 July

Elections will be held as scheduled on 30 July 2018.

The MDC Alliance have overstated and continue to overstate their fears.They have also overdeclared their stake in the election. The feeling that nothing can happen without them because they are the biggest opposition party in the country is devoid of logic. Chamisa just like all the other Presidential contestants must carry himself with humility.

In a way it is good that Chamisa has overstated his demands and has exposed how unreasonable he is in front of observers, the electorate and the elders. He has just inadvertently preempted his post electoral strategy of rejecting results and then agitate for mayhem in the country. As Zanu PF, we continue with our peaceful preparations for the polls.

On Friday in Mutare, Manicaland and on Saturday in Marondera, Mashonaland East, thousands of Zanu Pf supporters turned up to hear me outline my agenda for Zimbabwe. I have remained consistent in my call for a peaceful, credible, transparent, free and fair election.

I once again called on all Zimbabweans to love one another and to be tolerant towards each other’s political views. At both rallies, I reiterated my position that going forward, we need more of economics and less politics as we work towards our vision of becoming middle income country by 2030.

Zanu PF is confidently marching towards a resounding victory on 30 July.