Now that the suggestion is coming from one of Professor Ncube’s own officials, I hope that the people of Zimbabwe will start realising that Professor’s Ncube’s stance is retrogressive and may be intended to perpetuate Mugabe’s rule, just because Professor Ncube himself hates Morgan Tsvangirai with a passion.
Professor Ncube has of late been very bitter about Morgan Tsvangirai having labelled him a village politician but he forgets that he has said before that when Tsvangirai is with cattle, he will moo like a cow at a rally in Redcliffe.
That was really uncalled for from a Professor of Law. Politicians should have room to score points against each other and for an opponent to call another a village politician is, in my opinion, acceptable political language but to say someone will moo like a cow is below the belt.
Zanu (PF) has caused so much damage and the only way to get Zimbabwe back on her feet is to completely get Zanu (PF) out of the way. I am not advocating a marriage of convenience among the forces opposed to Mugabe – there shouldn’t a unification of the parties – the parties must continue to operate separately.
The problem has always been that some parties will be unrealistic in their demands, as was done by the then MDC-Mutambara ahead of the 2008 elections when they demanded more than their worth.
The results proved the MDC-T right because the MDC-M fared very badly, getting fewer seats in parliament than the MDC-T was ready to offer them. For Professor Ncube to go about blaming Tsvangirai for the aborted alliance attempt is cheap politicking. He must equally take blame.
I think it is up to progressive people like Senator Coltart to realise the problems we face and do the right thing.
They should continue to lobby their colleagues in their respective parties to be reasonable and appreciate the fact that MDC-T is the biggest of all parties opposed to Zanu (PF) and make reasonable demands from the MDC-T if a pact is to be reached.
If their colleagues are hard of hearing, they should cross the floor to join the MDC-T.
Another option would be for people like Senator Coltart to remain in their respective parties if they want to, but contest in the forthcoming elections as independent candidates and campaign for the presidency of Morgan Tsvangirai.
People of Zimbabwe are now tired of the cancer called Zanu (PF). – Benjamin Chitate, New Zealand
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