Correspondent|Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed in an interview with Daily News that he met with Mnangagwa’s godfather and confidant Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of ZCC. Chamisa and Mutendi discussed about the current political crisis of which Chamisa complained about MDC’s treatment from Mnangagwa’s government.

Chamisa also told Mutendi that MDC is willing to talk to Mnangagwa anytime. Last year Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly won the presidential elections ahead of Chamisa, a result the MDC leader disputed claiming it was rigged. Ever since the MDC and Chamisa have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Mnangagwa’s presidency. Most recently the MDC MPs boycotted the 2020 Budget Speech by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube because Mnangagwa was also attending.

Part of Chamisa’s comments about the meeting:

“I told Bishop Mutendi that Mnangagwa must stop seeing the MDC as an enemy. The MDC is not a fly-by-night party . . . it’s a party of the infrastructure of politics in the country and must be respected in that regard. Mnangagwa is not helping anything by disfiguring the MDC. That doesn’t help at all. We are saying . . . we are open to frank and open discussions with Mnangagwa. We have said this openly, but they can’t prescribe the parameters of dialogue.

I told Bishop Mutendi that we are willing to talk to Mnangagwa anytime. I impressed upon him that he (Mutendi) should give Mnangagwa sound advice.This country lacks a nation builder because Mnangagwa is acting like a party leader. The nation needs a father, but we have none. I also told the bishop that churches must continue to pray for the country so that we get out of the current crisis.”