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Copac said this was the only way the country will realise its goal of holding general elections this year using the new law.
The constitution management committee is made up of the Global Political Agreement negotiators.
Co-chairperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora (MDC-T), yesterday said leaders of the political parties should “pressure” the management committee to resolve contentious issues.
“We are very sensitive to the concerns of Zimbabweans including the principals but we are urging the principals themselves to pressurise the negotiators because they are the ones stopping everything,” he said.
“We can avail the draft that we have but it becomes nothing without the so-called outstanding issues.”
Mr Mwonzora said Copac was not aware when the management committee will meet to deal with the matters.
“I know they met last week but they did not advise us on anything meaning there was no progress. As of their next meeting, we do not know the date. As soon as they advise us the constitution will be ready,” he said.
The call comes in the wake of President Mugabe’s Independence speech on Wednesday where he bemoaned the time taken by Copac to complete the constitution-making process.
President Mugabe said the principals were worried with the delay and were demanding that the draft be delivered to them so that the country holds a referendum.
However, one of the management committee members Cde Patrick Chinamasa of Zanu-PF yesterday dismissed the claims saying they were waiting for a draft constitution from Copac.
He said devolution of power was the only outstanding issue the management committee was seized with.
“I am out of the country at the moment but they are all lying. We told them to present to us the draft of what they have agreed on but to date we have seen nothing.
“The area of dispute is narrow and there is only one issue, devolution, to be resolved and this alone cannot hold up everything. The truth is that they don’t have a draft. As far as the management committee is concerned the issue of citizenship is a concluded matter and that is the reason why we are saying there is no issue worthy a management meeting and stalling the whole process.”
Other members of the management committee are: Cde Nicholas Goche (Zanu-PF), Mr Tendai Biti and Mr Elton Mangoma (MDC-T), Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga and Mr Moses Mzila Ndlovu (MDC).
Copac co-chairperson Mr Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana (Zanu-PF), yesterday said they were waiting for the management committee to agree on the outstanding issues.
He said the constitution making process will not proceed without the incorporation of those outstanding issues.
“What is stopping us from proceeding is those parked issues with the management committee. We do not know whether they have agreed on the contested issues or not,” he said.
“As for our part, the drafters have consolidated the final draft and it takes a day to recheck whether they (drafters) acted according to our instructions. It is only after the management committee finds common ground that the process can move forward.”
He said the leaders of the three main political parties had the powers to pressure the negotiators to speed up the process.
Online Reporter