Source: ‘We will continue with President’s leadership’ – herald
Ambassador Christopher MutsvangwaJoseph Madzimure
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ZANU PF has shelved succession politics and is focusing on growing the economy to improve livelihoods, the party’s Secretary for Information and Publicity, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, has said.
Speaking at a media conference in Harare yesterday, Ambassador Mutsvangwa said the party’s best way forward was to maintain the current leadership, adding that this would help guarantee stability as 2028 approaches.
“The party realised that the best foot forward was to continue to maintain the leadership of the current President, Cde Mnangagwa,” he said.
“We noticed the temperature within the country, and also within our membership, about 2028, that a lot of forces were beginning to apply themselves to that very important calendar date.
“So, being a party which is used to risk management, we found it best to apply an original solution to that challenge, which was looming on the horizon of 2028.”
Ambassador Mutsvangwa said the position emerged after successive party conferences adopted resolutions prioritising economic development and stability.
“Two conferences ago, the message started coming from within the grassroots of the party to say the President’s tenure should be prolonged to go beyond 2028,” he said.
The party had remained focused on stability, certainty and assured national leadership amid growing interest within and outside the country regarding developments in 2028.
“We are a party with a long history. We are a party which is used to risk management in war and in peace.
“We are a party which is very much aware of opportunistic tendencies, which have always tended to interfere with our party processes at crucial decision-making junctures.
“We had very difficult experiences in the past of dealing with shocks arising from leadership changes or leadership attacks,” he stated.
Ambassador Mutsvangwa denounced the country’s detractors for allegedly seeking to interfere with the party’s internal processes.
He declared that the party chooses its own leadership by elections “and they wanted to interfere with the process of the party”.
“So, the uneasiness of the party membership then translated into a resolution that we push forward the date of the transition to leadership,” he said.
Turning to Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill, Ambassador Mutsvangwa said the proposed law underwent extensive consultations under the guidance of the Speaker of Parliament before being considered and approved by both the National Assembly and the Senate.
He said the Upper House reviewed and addressed clauses that required further consideration.
“Should the President have any reservations regarding the Bill in its current form, he is constitutionally empowered to refer it to Parliament for further deliberation and reconsideration before deciding whether to grant Presidential assent,” he said.
Ambassador Mutsvangwa also highlighted the importance of meetings held by the party last week, saying they were meant to unite party members and strengthen cohesion within the ruling party.
Zanu PF held the Politburo, Central Committee and National Consultative Assembly meetings last week from Wednesday.
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