21-04-2021
In 1998 the pro-democracy movement established the NCA as a vehicle to fight for a democratic constitution.
By 2013 the movement through the MDC was able to achieve one of the best constitutions in Africa which was overwhelmingly voted for by the majority of Zimbabweans.
It was a long road to get to that point as ZANU PF resisted that democratisation agenda at every turn.
It is ironic that Douglas Mwonzora was part of this process and at one time a contestant for the Chairman’s post for the NCA. He used the same uncouth methods that he is now associated with to try to oust the then Chairperson, Lovemore Madhuku.
The majority members of NCA who were also members of MDC then stopped him in his tracks.
People poured cold water on his unbridled ambition to be Chairperson or President of anything.
During the GNU Mwonzora was given a second chance and made co-chair of COPAC to co-lead the development of a democratic constitution.
At the core of our grievance then was an Imperial Presidency where every conceivable state power was vested in the President. People sought to end that and rightly so they did through the 2013 constitution.
Eight years later, Douglas is now on the forefront of reversing the People’s gains. Instead of clamouring for the alignment of laws to the constitution he has joined hands with the evil regime to take us back where we are coming from.
With the threat of recall he has commandeered MPs to vote for Constitutional Amendment number 1 and 2 in order to entrench the power of the President and recreate an Imperial Presidency.
He has now proved to all and sundry that he is neither a democrat nor a constitutionalist but an opportunist and traitor.
He is doing so to ingratiate himself to the dictatorship with the hope that he can be given some crumps from the feeding trough.
Those who are following him please be warned that Douglas does things for himself and himself alone.
Now it is time for all progressive forces to stop the horse and its rider from purging our revered Constitution.
DefyOrDie
Agenda2021
CitizensConvergenceForChange
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson
