MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa says Douglas Mwonzora and Morgen Komichi have not been reduced to ordinary card carrying members after losing e...
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa says Douglas Mwonzora and Morgen
Komichi have not been reduced to ordinary card carrying members after losing
elections.
“I don’t know where you are getting this view that a person
is reduced or increased on account of a position. We are members of the MDC
first and foremost and being a member is the most important entitlement and
honour for all party members.
As for deployment to a particular position, that becomes
really a privilege but I must say that no member has been reduced (to
anything). Elections do not reduce members or elections do not strip people of
their honour and integrity as full members.
Elections actually embolden our collective membership as a
family. Not a single leader has been
reduced into an ordinary member in the party. In our party leadership is not
positional, you don’t become a leader on account of a position.
You are a leader on account of your membership, everyone is
a member, so all those who didn’t make it to the standing committee will be
deployed strategically according to talent and skill reposed by those fellow
distinguished comrades,” he told the Standard.
Chamisa also denied that his former colleagues in the
student union movement have taken over the MDC?
“We are not a student union body but a political party and
the MDC was formed by over 32 civic groups, including traditional institutions
being represented and also war veterans, women’s groups and youths groups.
We draw our membership from a cross section of sectors and
we elected our leadership, which is a rich mix of different people from
different backgrounds.
I can tell you that (MDC vice-president) Professor
(Welshman) Ncube does not have the student union background. I can also tell
you that (vice-president) Mai (Lynette) Kore is not from the student union
background and I can tell you that (chairperson) honourable Thabitha Khumalo is
not from that background, but we don’t look at those labels.
We look at individuals and their competence. I can tell you
that the leadership we have is the best we have had in a long time, in fact the
MDC is now stronger, bigger and better.
We are now in the original position if not better. The only
missing element in the MDC is the departed comrades, president Tsvangirai
included, but I can tell you that the party is stronger and vibrant.
I felt privileged that at the age of 40 I am presiding over
a very serious and competent team, which has been given the task of
democratising our country and liberating our people.
It’s no mean task, it’s no mean duty but I can tell you
that we have an indomitable and formidable team that has the best brains,
vibrancy and capacity and we are ready to unite and move the struggle to a new
level but more importantly to build our country and sign a new course for it.
I want to say that we have buried the time for blame and
lame excuses, it’s now all shoulders to the block and all hands on deck.
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