adminsurvey by Freedom House, a pro-MDC-T research institute.
Prof Makumbe said this during a plenary discussion of a presentation of results of a survey commissioned by Afrobarometer and conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute.
Prof Makumbe is MPOI programme director that conducted a survey on devolution, presidential limits and dual citizenship.
The presentation was attended by journalists, political parties and members of the civic society.
Prof Makumbe castigated the MDC-T leadership for refusing to accept results of the Freedom House survey conducted by MPOI which said the MDC-T popularity had waned when compared to that of Zanu-PF. According to the Freedom House survey, MDC-T support declined from 38 percent to 20 percent in the parliamentary vote from 2010 to 2012, while that of Zanu-PF surged from 17 percent to 31 percent.
Prof Makumbe, though accepting he is a member of the MDC-T, said he was speaking in his capacity as a member of civic society and a person who was part of the research.
Prof Makumbe, who is also a University of Zimbabwe political science lecturer, said it was wrong for the MDC-T to claim that such surveys were destroying the party.
In an interview soon after the presentation, Prof Makumbe reiterated his position and castigated MDC-T. On presidential term limits, Mr Ndoma said their survey indicated most people wanted the presidential term to be limited to two terms.
leeroy
Online Reporter