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Joseph Madzimure-Zimpapers Politics Hub
THE accreditation of ZANU PF delegates expected to attend the 22nd Annual People’s Conference has started.
A lean number of delegates is expected to attend the conference this year, which will be more focused on the state of the economy.
The conference will be held at Mutare Polytechnic Pavilion Grounds from October 13 to 18, commencing with the Politburo and Central Committee meetings in Harare.
In an interview, Zanu PF spokesperson Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa said the accreditation of delegates expected to attend the Conference began yesterday.
The party will convene its conference in Mutare next week, running under the theme: “Attainment of Vision 2030 through economic empowerment and value addition.”
Cde Mutsvangwa said the conference is a key process for consolidating the party’s 2023 electoral mandate and evaluating progress made under the Second Republic.
“We are currently here at the Zanu PF headquarters, witnessing a flurry of activity as delegates arrive for the registration process. From here, the focus will expand to the provinces as anticipation builds for the party conference in Manicaland next week,” Cde Mutsvangwa said.
He said that all party organs and provincial representatives are actively engaged in this important event.
“So are the provinces of the party, which will be dispatching delegates to this important party conference. Confidence is running high, thanks to our host, President Mnangagwa, the party President and First Secretary.
“He has successfully addressed most of the resolutions from the Bulawayo conference, fulfilling the expectations of Zimbabweans regarding the improvement of their living conditions.
“We are pleased to report that all the key objectives have been positively met,” Cde Mutsvangwa said.
He said President Mnangagwa has been “ticking each box” as to what the expectations of Zimbabweans are in terms of the general improvement of their living conditions.
“We are happy to say that the tick boxes are all positive. The party is doing well in terms of rising exports, which are now exceeding imports.”
The party’s National Chairman, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, said the venue is now ready, with just a few outstanding touches.
“We have requested that the President commission some projects in Mutare. “We had a request from businesses – for example, Mega Market, which has set up a state-of-the-art milling plant, the first of its kind in Zimbabwe, and they have requested that it be commissioned by the President on Thursday, as our programme starts on Friday.
“We also have the GMB silos, as well as the National Pharmaceutical warehouse, which has been built by the Ministry of Health and Child Care at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital. We expect that the President will commission it. We also expect the President to lead a tree-planting ceremony at the venue of the new party offices.
“This is an added programme for the President on that Thursday,” Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri said.
She added that delegates will also tour the Chimoio Liberation War Shrine in Mozambique, with provinces taking turns, and the schedule has already been agreed upon between the Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza, and his Mozambican counterpart.
