Online Reporter
THE people of Nkulumane Constituency in Bulawayo will on December 20, once again exercise their democratic right to elect their representative in the National Assembly. The seat fell vacant following the death of Mr Desire Moyo in a road traffic accident last October.
Nine candidates are vying for the seat and campaigns are now in full swing.
On Wednesday six of the candidates shared a platform at Nkulumane Hall as they engaged the electorate to outline what they intend to do for the community in the event they win the by-election.
Those who shared the platform were Cde Freedom Murechu of Zanu-PF, Mr Mothusi Ndlovu of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Mr Viyo Sibanda (Zapu), Ms Ethel Sibanda (MDC-T), Alderman Rodney Jele (Independent) and Mr Mbuso Fuzwayo (Independent).
We want at this juncture to commend the six candidates for demonstrating their political maturity which promotes peace ahead of the by-election. The candidates did not just market their manifestos but also fielded questions from residents, thereby affording the electorate an opportunity to make informed decisions.
The prevailing peace and tranquillity that the residents of Nkulumane are enjoying should be maintained before and after the by-election.
Candidates should therefore continue to campaign peacefully as what happened on Wednesday when they demonstrated that they can share the platform to market themselves to the electorate.
After the elections, residents of Nkulumane have to work together to develop their area regardless of one’s political affiliation.
When individuals participate in an election they should know that they can either win or lose hence should accept the election result with humility.
We can only build the Zimbabwe we all want if there is peace and tranquillity.
Zimbabwe has during the past few years managed to attract investments worth billions of dollars in different sectors of the economy including mining.
The challenge is to build on this momentum so that the country can attain its vision of an upper-middle-income society by 2030.
We want to once again quote President Mnangagwa on the eve of the 2018 harmonised elections when he said: “Let us all — citizens and candidates alike — be respectful, tolerant and love one another. Let us remember that no matter who we support, we are all brothers and sisters and that, above all, Zimbabwe after the polls will still be home to us all — winners and losers.”
