Dabengwa must reflect and ask himself why on earth he would berate trade unionism, which paved the way for nationalist politics in Zimbabwe, in that fashion. He certainly owes an apology to the people of Zimbabwe for such insulting talk, never mind what he thinks of Tsvangirai as a person. Trade unionists are human beings who the deserve respect of people who are aspiring for national office, and Dabengwa, an aspiring President of Zimbabwe, should know better. He tried to camouflage the insult by comparing Tsvangirai to former Zambian President Chiluba who was a former trade unionist. But are all trade unionists the same?
And then Dabengwa was at it again – telling the world that he and Professor Ncube had been persuaded by demands by people of Matebeleland to come together and form a coalition. Surely, Umdhala Wethu must have turned in his grave to hear the party that he helped form being associated with regionalist politics in that manner.
Nkomo was a national leader. After he was persuaded to unite with Mugabe, he refused to contest for a parliamentary post because he stressed that he was a national leader whose ideas and motivation were not confined to the boundaries of a political constituency, or to provincial or regional boundaries.
Dabengwa must apologise to the people of Zimbabwe if he wants his candidature and everything else that he represents take seriously. – Patriot, by email
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