Lovemore Madhuku says the MDC of 1999 is long lost with the party now focusing on loyalty to the leader. He told the Standard that the...
Lovemore Madhuku says the MDC of 1999 is long lost with the
party now focusing on loyalty to the leader.
He told the Standard that the MDC is now a replica of Zanu
PF. “When the MDC was formed in 1999, it was a social democratic party and was
the voice of the working people, but now, it is a voice of business.
"Look at the structure, it proposes to have three VPs, way
beyond what the constitution of the country provides for. How do you justify
that? This MDC of today is driven by individuals and loyalty is measured by
being loyal to the leader and not the idea and belief.
"This culture is
known in Zanu PF. For 38 years we had Gushungo kuphela and now in Zanu PF they
have ED Pfee, what is that? In the MDC they have Chamisa Chete Chete, nothing
different from what we opposed when we formed the MDC. So I believe the MDC is
now a different party with a different idea and path different from what we had
in 1999.
“I have a good relationship with him (Chamisa) that is in
two ways. In 1999 when we started the MDC, I worked with Chamisa as a young
brother of mine and I treat him like that. He treats me the same.
I worked with him together with Learnmore Jongwe and that
relationship has never suffered until today. He is my young brother whom I
worked with so well. Secondly, I have this relationship with him as my student
at the University of Zimbabwe. He was my student of law and that relationship
also is still intact.
So I really have no
animosity towards him. We have these two longstanding relations that cannot be
broken down by politics.
I relate with him as a person and my differences with the
MDC are not with the people or personalities, but ideas. My differences with
them have to do with how they view issues.
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