Correspondent

Professor Lovemore Madhuku says Zimbabweans wasted their time and votes when they went out to vote for both Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa in 2018.

Madhuku said this while addressing members of his National Constitutional Assembly in Kwekwe recently.

“People voted for Mnangagwa and Chamisa in 2018 elections. These were the main contenders in the elections since they polled more votes than any other leaders on the ballot,” said Madhuku.

He added it was a waste of votes cast for Mnangagwa and Chamisa.

“Those who voted for Mnangagwa, what can they really say they voted for? The economy is now in worse shape. People are now suffering more while those who voted for Chamisa, it was a vote which has gone to waste again,” said Madhuku.

“Besides giving Chamisa prestige that he gained a considerable number of votes, and inflating the vote figures and vote-rigging claims, there is nothing much he can do for the people as he is not in power. So voting for those two didn’t change the prospects of Zimbabweans.”

“Either MDC or Zanu PF do not care about the people. Give me an example of an MDC councillor or MP who did anything for the people if not for their personal development. The only development seen in opposition MPs is their own personal development,” Madhuku said.

“In rural areas, people have been voting for Zanu PF since 1980, but is there any noticeable development from the party? No! People will tell you it’s our party. In urban areas, people have been voting for the MDC since 2000 but have there been any change in their lives?”

“In Manicaland where I come from, there is an MP for Mutare Central Innocent Gonese. Gonese has been in Parliament since 2000 but he has done nothing for the people of Mutare for all those years. He even wants to contest in the 2023 elections. The Zimbabwean electorate must be better than that,” he said.

He told party members the NCA was going to offer an alternative leadership in the 2023 elections.