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Monday, 30 April 2012
Civil Organisations Blast Sata http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/
Civil Organisations Blast Sata
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/
Civil organisations and ordinary Zimbabweans in Matabeleland have castigated
Zambian leader, Michael Sata for openly showing support to Zanu (PF) during
the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in
Bulawayo last week.
30.04.1211:37am
by Zwanai Sithole Harare
Sata, who was the guest of honour at the 53rd edition of the international
showcase shocked invited dignitaries when he raised his fist in Zanu (PF)
style and started chanting "Pamberi neJongwe" (Forward with the cock).
Effie Ncube, the chairperson of the Matabeleland Constitutional Reform
Agenda (MACRA) said Sata's behaviour clearly shows that some Sadc leaders
are not suitable to be mediators of the country's political impasse which
has resulted in the formation of the inclusive government.
"Sata has shown the world that he is a supporter of Zanu (PF) and cannot be
fair and objective when dealing with the Zimbabwe crisis in his capacity as
Sadc leader. Besides that, Sata should know the difference between a state
function and a party function. The ZITF had nothing to do with Zanu (PF)"
said Ncube.
Ncube said inclusive government partners who were present at the function
were supposed to have walked out of the ZITF main arena, the venue of the
ceremony soon after Sata's utterances.
"I expected representives of the two MDC formations and other invited guest
with no links to Zanu (PF) to leave their seats and go away in protest of
the political abuse by Sata. As a Sadc leader who is involved in solving our
political problems here, Sata should have showed the spirit of inclusivity,"
said Ncube.
Some of the MDC 's officials who attended the ceremony included Deputy Prime
Minister Thokozani Khupe, MDC-T national chairman and speaker of the House
of Assembly, lovemore Moyo and the host minister, Welshman Ncube who is also
the MDC president.
The Secretary of a local pressure group, Ibhetshulikazulu, Fuzayo Mbuso said
Sata's political shenanigas at the ZITF were well planned and meant to
create the impression that Sadc is fully behind President Robert Mugabe.
Sata has previously accused Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as a puppet of
the West.
"I think the whole thing was planned by Mugabe so as to thwart reports of
his waning support among Sadc leaders .Sata must have been fully briefed
before coming to Bulawayo. Unfortunately that was a wrong platform and the
plot is likely to backfire. The two MDC s will certainly raise this issue
with the regional board," said Mbuso.
The Bulawayo spokesperson of the Welshman Ncube led MDC, Edwin Ndlovu said
his party was shocked by Sata's blatant partisanship.
"We wish to tell Sata that Zimbabwe is not Zanu (PF). Zimbabwe is being run
by three political parties and we are shocked that Sata as one of the Sadc
leaders is not aware of this. That was an extreme abuse of Zimbabwe's
hospitality," he said.
Earlier on, when disembarking from his charted plane at the Joshua Nkomo
International Airport, Sata also greeted with a clenched fist scores of Zanu
(PF) supporters who had been bussed from Umguza in 26 Zupco buses and
haulage trucks belonging to Obert Mpofu, the Member of Parliament for the
constituency.
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