Source: ZSD president lambasts ED2030 bid -Newsday Zimbabwe
ZSD president lambasts ED2030 bidOPPOSITION Zimbabwe Socio-Economic Democrats (ZSD) party president Nkosikhona Ndlovu has taken a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s supporters calling for the extension of his term of office, describing the plan as a dangerous political move.
Mnangagwa has on several occasions said he will not seek a term in office beyond 2028, when the country is expected to hold general elections.
In an interview yesterday, Ndlovu, however, said Mnangagwa’s allies who continue to chant the 2030 slogan were bent on subverting Zimbabwe’s democratic future through political opportunism and personal ambition.
“This is a dangerous and mischievous political manoeuvre designed to test the limits of the people’s tolerance and the fragility of our institutions,” he said.
“Zimbabwe’s Constitution, the supreme law of the land, clearly defines the presidential term limits. Any attempt to bypass the 2028 elections or to extend a presidential term without due constitutional process amounts to an outright violation of this sacred national document.
“To allow such an act would set a perilous precedent, effectively dismantling the democratic order that Zimbabweans fought so hard to achieve.”
Ndlovu urged all Zimbabweans, including political actors, civic organisations and faith leaders, to defend the Constitution “by every constitutional means available.”
He said if people remained complacent, they were inviting tyranny.
“We must remain vigilant for democratic processes, constitutional term limits and the sovereignty of the people’s vote,” he said.
“The 2030 slogan is not a sign of progress. It is a signal of democratic decay. True leadership is measured not by years one clings to power but by one’s respect for the Constitution and the will of the people. The Constitution belongs to the citizens, not to any political party or individual leader.”
Ndlovu said his party condemned in the “strongest possible terms” any attempt, direct or indirect, to subvert the constitutional order.
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