Own Correspondent|PRESIDENT of the opposition party MDC, Nelson Chamisa, has finally stated his position on the controversy surrounding the MDC elective congress. He accused ZANU PF and the media for seeking to derail the agenda of MDC.

Said Chamisa: “Greetings to you my lovely friends. Thank you all for the support, encouragement, warmth and love. Thank you for believing.

“I appreciate your whispers of advice, that avalanche of ideas and even beneficial criticism as we seek to make our country the best and the finest!”

“I do not understand what the noise is all about. Congress is coming. All positions are open for a democratic contest when the time comes. The only problem is attempts from outside seeking to destabilize the movement through interference and influence,” Chamisa said.

He has not confirmed attempts to move the Congress from the original February 2019 to October, cleverly saying when the time comes.

“They are trying so hard but they will be resisted with full tenacity. And they shall fail!

“Our detractors are so restless until they break or divide us. We stand strong. We stand together!

“We need diversity, robust and effective press. We also need more capacity building for our representatives.”

Recently there were reports that tensions have been simmering within the party with clear factions emerging since the crushing defeat at the July 30 polls.

The party’s other vice president, Engineer Elias Mudzuri has indicated he will throw in his name to contest for the presidency post at congress.

The Chamisa camp however does not want him to be challenged, with the party’s deputy Treasurer General Chalton Hwende stating this week that ZanuPF was trying to sponsor rival camps against Chamisa.