admindelaying tactics so that they remain in office through unorthodox means.
We have reached a point where political reasoning should prevail over everything and these people should be stopped from abusing the judiciary by flooding it with fictitious matters, which, eventually, will be thrown away.
The Nomination Court received papers from aspiring presidential candidates, legislators and councillors countrywide yesterday amid shameless attempts by some forces to delay the process and also smuggle the issue of the Diaspora vote as they tried to delay the electoral process.
Zimbabwe should laud the Judiciary for standing firm in defence of the national interest against self-enriching and selfish agendas of those pushing foreign interests.
Zimbabweans have been subjected to a protracted period of electioneering, mudslinging and a general policy in-consistency by the Global Political Agreement members, who administered the country over the past five years.
It is counterproductive the world over for a people to be exposed to such a long period of campaigning as this will affect national development and other processes. Zimbabweans are now politically mature and they know who is causing all these challenges and come election day, those who stood by the people during the trying times will be rewarded.
Zimbabweans have successfully concluded the constitution-making process after a gruelling exercise and to be seen haggling over when the elections should be held while constitutionally the term of the Seventh Parliament ends at midnight tonight is mind-boggling.
Most Zimbabweans are demanding that the elections be held now to end the dysfunctional inclusive Government, whose performance many describe as dismal.
This Government has failed to create jobs for the people due to the effects of the West’s illegal sanctions regime, while efforts by Zanu-PF to employ home-grown solutions to deal with the unemployment rate have been frustrated by the MDC formations.
Some of them held key portfolios in the inclusive Government and their conduct had very serious ramifications to the general public.
What is there for Zimbabweans to see is how national coffers were plundered as the new ministers enjoyed the luxury of top-of-the-range vehicles and lived flamboyant lives using scarce national resources.
It is every Zimbabwean’s hope that the harmonised elections are going to reward tried and tested politicians who remained steadfast in their pursuit of policies that improve the lives of previously down-trodden and marginalised Zimbabweans.
The election period should not be needlessly long because that would be detrimental to national development.
The economy needs political and policy consistency for everyone the world over to have confidence in it.
Both local and foreign investors need to put their money in a secure and peaceful environment where they do not expect to suffer losses due to inconsistent Government policies as the gladiators fight for political space.
There are so many investors waiting for an opportunity to start conducting business in the country with Zimbabwean companies and Government.
Most Zimbabweans prefer an environment where another party joins Government at the benevolence of a winning party, not a forced arrangement because there is no clear winner.
This election should produce a clear winner to avoid another arrangement where the country is governed by consensus.
As we move full gear into election campaigns, politicians should be reminded that the eyes of the world are glued on Zimbabwe and the country’s detractors are waiting to seize any slight opportunity to condemn the polls.
It is against this backdrop that we demand that these people should be guided by the principal cardinal rules that elections should be held in a peaceful, fair and free environment.
We should demonstrate the highest levels of political maturity as we prepare for the elections.
The nomination of candidates for presidential, parliamentary and council seats yesterday was a step in the right direction as the country consolidates its democracy under which elections have been held regularly every five years whenever they were due.
Online Reporter