HARARE - PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday lashed out at what he described as residual elements in the old government bent on frustrating the successful implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).Addressing delegates to the launch of the inclusive government’s
100-day plan at Rainbow Towers, Prime Minister Tsvangirai said unless
all the signatories to the GPA were fully committed to abiding by the
agreement to which they appended their names, the technical
implementation of government policy would falter.
"Sadly, there appears to be a residual elements from the old
government to obstruct and frustrate the successful implementation of
the GPA," said Tsvangirai. "This attitude, should it continue, will
limit the effective implementation of the 100-day plan and subsequently
impact negatively on our ability to make a positive difference to the
lives of all Zimbabweans," he said.
There is a general consensus among Zimbabweans that hardliners opposed
to the power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe, Prime
Minister Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara are
working overtime to scuttle the efforts of the all-inclusive government
formed in February this year.
The fresh farms invasions in and around the country have been
attributed to the hardliners angered by the threatened loss of their
benefits under President Mugabe’s patronage system. Among this group
are generals that have flatly refused to salute Prime Minister
Tsvangirai.
The first 100-days of the inclusive government represented the process
of formulation and consolidation. Tsvangirai said with the launch of
the next 100 days, the inclusive government would be moving into the
sphere of implementation.
He was however wary of saboteurs from President Mugabe’s old
government, seen as hardliners content in scuttling the power-sharing
deal.
"What continues to plague Zimbabwe can be best described as a
reluctance to accept the reality of the changes taking place within the
country. This residual resistance represents an unwillingness to accept
the fact that the new political dispensation is not only irreversible,
but also offers the country the only viable way forward," said
Tsvangirai.
He said the continued violations of the rule of law and the GPA
prevented the inflows of development aid, obstructing legislative
agenda and risked keeping Zimbabwe mired in poverty and the fear of
persecution.
Farai Shoko
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