By Own Correspondent- Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise for atrocities committed against the people of Matabeleland during Gukurahundi adding that he is willing to apologise on behalf of Mnangagwa.

Speaking to workers at a May Day event in Harare organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), Chamisa urged the current president to apologise as a way of bringing closure to Gukurahundi and moving the nation forward.

Mnangagwa’s administration has started the process of exhumation and reburials of victims of Gukurahundi calling on the affected to open up and speak out in the ongoing meetings being conducted by government through the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).

Said Chamisa:

“You must apologise but if you (Mnangagwa) are not capable, come to me. I can assist you. I can apologise on your behalf, whilst you instruct me on what exactly you need to say to the people. I will say it out for the sake of progress. We need peace but, there will never be peace in this country unless we resolve the Gukurahundi issue. You cannot circumvent the matter by using the NPRC. We need a bottom up approach in resolving this but the first thing is for Mnangagwa to apologise to the people of Zimbabwe for what happened in this country. Without an apology you can’t repent, we can’t repent and we need to say the truth.”