MDC N president Welshman Ncube has said the late Morgan Tsvangirai told him that he was not going to make it. “On January 5 this year, ...
MDC N president Welshman Ncube has said the late Morgan
Tsvangirai told him that he was not going to make it.
“On January 5 this year, we had a meeting of principals. I was
chairing that meeting in the absence of Tsvangirai, who was not feeling well. I
got a call during that meeting from Tsvangirai asking me to visit him the
following day at his home.
“I went to his house; it was a Saturday… that meeting was emotionally
draining. In his words, he said let us be realistic, I am losing this battle
with cancer and I will not be with you for long. He said he would not make it
and would not be with us during the election campaigns, during elections… I
kept telling him not to say such things or ever entertain such thoughts,” Ncube
said while addressing a memorial service for the late Tsvangirai held at the
Large City Hall in Bulawayo yesterday.
“Tsvangirai said doctors had told him the drugs and
treatment he was receiving did not have any visible effect to ensure he gets
better as he was actually getting worse. He said doctors also suggested
administering an experimental drug as a last resort.
“It was emotionally draining and my mind was rejecting what
he was saying, but my heart understood it. He asked that we continue with the
MDC Alliance, and at the time, we had scheduled two rallies, but we suspended
them because of his failing health.
“I asked how we would go about it when he was not around.
He then said ‘I will give you Chamisa to lead the whole process’.
“He asked me to assist Chamisa with this important task to
give Zimbabweans another fighting chance in the elections, but I said I could
not do that unless Chamisa was also told the same,” Ncube said.
“I called Chamisa and he came and joined us and Tsvangirai
said the exact same thing to Chamisa that he had chosen him to lead the MDC-T
and MDC Alliance in his absence.
“I hope in all this, if we understand each other we realise
he was a unifier, a creator of leaders, instinctively connected to the people,
resilient and courageous, and forgiving.” Standard
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