{"id":98138,"date":"2024-08-28T23:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-communist-party-slams-zanu-pfs-bid-to-extend-mnangagwas-rule"},"modified":"2024-08-29T01:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:54:52","slug":"zimbabwe-communist-party-slams-zanu-pfs-bid-to-extend-mnangagwas-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-communist-party-slams-zanu-pfs-bid-to-extend-mnangagwas-rule","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Communist Party slams Zanu-PF\u2019s bid to extend Mnangagwa\u2019s rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Communist Party (ZCP) has criticised Zanu-PF\u2019s efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s rule, asserting that Zimbabwe needs to move beyond the current leadership due to its role in the nation\u2019s ongoing economic difficulties.<\/p>\n

ZCP General Secretary Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena made these remarks in response to recent calls from Zanu-PF\u2019s Harare Province for constitutional amendments that would allow President Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028 when his current term is set to end.<\/p>\n

Speaking against the proposed amendments, Mabhena questioned the logic of extending Mnangagwa\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile any constitution can be amended, we don\u2019t see the need to amend the Zimbabwean Constitution to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in office. There is no basis,\u201d he told CITE.<\/p>\n

Zanu-PF\u2019s Harare Province, led by Chairman Godwills Masimirembwa, recently resolved at a provincial inter-district conference to push for constitutional changes. These could include extending the number of years per term, increasing the term limit from two terms to three, or eliminating term limits entirely.<\/p>\n

Masimirembwa suggested that any such amendments should specifically benefit Mnangagwa, enabling him to continue his leadership.<\/p>\n

However, Mabhena sharply criticised these proposals, particularly questioning the credibility of Zanu-PF\u2019s much-touted Vision 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat projects is Zanu-PF talking about? The so-called Vision 2030 doesn\u2019t exist. What is the vision? It is not there,\u201d Mabhena said.<\/p>\n

The general secretary argued that Mnangagwa\u2019s administration has failed in critical areas such as economic restructuring, job creation, and boosting production.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot say you want a person who has failed in restructuring the economy, failed to create jobs, failed to ensure there is production, and then your main priority is that this same person should continue in office to see through this vision. What vision?\u201d Mabhena questioned, expressing deep scepticism about the government\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

Mabhena further lamented the state of the economy, highlighting high unemployment, the exodus of people to neighbouring countries in search of better opportunities, and the instability of the local currency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s massive unemployment, young people are leaving in droves for neighbouring countries. So the 2030 vision only exists in the minds of Zanu-PF members,\u201d he said, accusing the party of using the vision as a cover for looting state resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, it is a vision of looting resources so they want Mnangagwa to stay in office so that they can continue looting. Our currency is unstable, there\u2019s no organized production, unemployment is at its highest, and our economy is informal. What vision are they talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n

He also pointed to deteriorating infrastructure as evidence of the government\u2019s failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t drive from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls; look at the roads across the country. There is no railway network. What vision are they talking about? The vision does not exist,\u201d Mabhena said.<\/p>\n

For the ZCP, Mabhena also stated that the issue of failed leadership extends beyond Mnangagwa to Zanu-PF as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not only about Mnangagwa, it\u2019s about Zanu-PF as a political institution. The party has no clue on how to organize production. We must organise an election enabling a new government to take over because Zanu-PF has failed. It has failed to rebuild the economy of Zimbabwe,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

As Zanu-PF prepares for its 21st Annual People\u2019s Conference at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Grounds in Bulawayo from October 22 to 27, 2024, Mabhena noted that the focus should be on the need for new leadership rather than extending Mnangagwa\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF should not be given another term in the name of Vision 2030. We must have elections in 2028 and let the people of Zimbabwe elect a government of their choice,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n

The general secretary also questioned Zanu-PF\u2019s reliance on Mnangagwa for their \u201cso-called\u201d Vision 2030, asking if the ruling party was facing a leadership crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if Zanu-PF claims to be a strong institution, why do they place the implementation of their Vision 2030 on one person\u2014Mnangagwa? Are they telling us they have no one else capable of leading them and carrying through their vision? If so, then Zanu-PF is admitting they have a leadership crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the proposed resolutions made by Zanu-PF\u2019s Harare Province will be presented to the party leadership at the upcoming annual conference, where discussions about the proposed constitutional amendments are expected to take centre stage.<\/p>\n

However, Mabhena urged Zimbabweans to continue resisting such plans so that \u201cZanu-PF gets the message that people are tired of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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