Addressing journalists at a training workshop organised by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network in Kadoma on Thursday, Madhuku said.
“I have made enough sacrifices and it would be foolish for me not to eventually become politically active.”
He said he had done enough preparations and ground work, through helping form the NCA and MDC, to become a successful political player.
“My active participation in civil society activities and active role in the formation of MDC were pointers that one day I would turn a politician. Remember, I was once beaten and left for dead because of my involvement in civil society programs which some people regarded as political. Such suffering cannot just be endured for nothing,” said Madhuku.
He indicated that he would neither be involved in MDC or Zanu (PF) politics, but did not specify which party he would join, or whether he would form his own.
“I will not be part of MDC-T as the party is not principled. The Tsvangirai led party has displayed too many double standards. One will easily recall that the most popular national demonstration initiated by Tsvangirai while still with The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
(ZCTU) was in protest against the deployment of Zimbabwe troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“Surprisingly, the troops have been redeployed again to the same country while Tsvangirai is Prime Minister. This is one example of Tsvangirai’s sickening hypocrisy,” said Madhuku.
Madhuku took the opportunity to dismiss rumours that he was eying the Mbare constituency under MDC-T ticket.
“There is no grain of truth in rumours that I am eying the Mbare constituency under the MDC-T ticket. I only regularly visit Mbare on church business since my church is based there. Besides church activities, I have no other interests in the area.”
Madhuku was part of the group that formed the NCA in the 1990s and has remained active in his dream for a people-driven constitution.
In 2000, he was part of the movement that mobilised voters against a draft constitution that many felt had been hijacked by Zanu (PF) and President Robert Mugabe’s government.
His organisation has of late been experiencing financial problems after donors pulled out, in a trend observers said indicated that his opposition to the current constitution-making process had become irrelevant.
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hi Mr Madhuku welcome to zimbabwe politics and live long but what I tell you is that its easy to critisise like you are doing. Your NCA is only good at making noise and I think you are becoming a politician to line up your pocket and this is not only perculiar to Zimbabweans but all Africans save for Nelson Mandela. I hope you will be able to withdraw our fellow brothers that have been sent to DRC to be butchered by the rebels. Wish you well Mr Madhuku in politics