President urges unity in Midlands

Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent
PRESIDENT Mugabe has called on the Midlands Zanu-PF leadership to move in step with each other to ensure that the revolutionary party consolidates its dominance in the province and country at large.

President Mugabe, who is also Zanu-PF first secretary, said the revolutionary party’s presidium was united adding that they had come a long way.

“Imi hamusimi munganzi Midlands inodzidziswa nemamwe ma-province, not Midlands. No! Asika vatungamiriri venyu vanana (Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairman Engineer Daniel Mackenzie Ncube) Mackenzie, vose vanana (Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Cde Jason) Machaya vose nevari shure vanana (Deputy National Secretary for Administration Cde) July Moyo, be in step mova vanhu vane experience-wo yekuti, ahh, kwatakabva kure.

“Kwatakabva kure nevatungamiriri ava, kwete kufurirwa kuti, ahh, mungabva matituka, kutitukirira, eh, tenge tichiti ko zvava zviiwo izvi? Kwatakabva kure takabatana tose nevakomana vamuri kuona ava.

“VanaMphoko navana Emmerson (Emmerson Mnangagwa) vari papa ava. Takabatana. Warwara ipapo ndini ndarwara. Ndinosuruwara ndirikuda kunzwa kuti chii.

“Ndoda kunzwa kuti wakadii ari kuna chiremba; aenda ku-hospital ndinoda kunzwisisa kuti arikubudirira here kana haasi,” he said.

President Mugabe said witchcraft accusations that were emerging in the party were extremely alien to Zanu-PF.

He said the party has its own way of disciplining its straying members.

“Huroi ndirikutounzwa iye zvinoizvi. Mazuvaano takagara tisina varoyi isu, tisina kumbonzwa zveuroyi muparty. Party ine gwara. Ine bumbiro rinosungirwa kuteverwa. Ine ma-principles anosungirwa kuteverwa. Vanenge vakanganisa ma-principles iwayo, negwara iroro, vatsautsa, havatsvagirwe mushonga, aiwa, mushonga uripo tongovaranga mu-party — garai pasi.

Chii chamuri kuita? Tichiri tose here kana hatichiri tose? Kana wava nedzimwe pfungwa wobva mubato redu reZanu-PF. Redu rine gwara, rine hunhu huripo, rukudzo ruripo. Asi kana wavakuita zvanaTsvangirai, buda muno. Hatikude. Hausisiri wedu. Vakabudaka vakanga varasa gwara,” he said.

President Mugabe said leaders should not be selfish and individualistic as this was retrogressive to development.