Work closely with revolutionary party, indigenous churches urged

Masvingo Bureau
Zanu-PF Politburo member Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire has rallied indigenous churches to closely work with the revolutionary party to preserve Zimbabwe’s hard-won independence and sovereignty ahead of the forthcoming harmonised elections. Cde Mavhaire, who is the Zanu-PF secretary for production and labour, yesterday exhorted indigenous churches to mobilise their members to vote for his party in the July 31 harmonised polls.

He said Zanu-PF was the only political party that was predisposed to give dignity to indigenous people.

Addressing Zion and Apostolic sects leaders in Masvingo during a preparatory meeting for the provincial Day of Prayer on Sunday, Cde Mavhaire said the former liberation movement and indigenous churches were inseparable as they had a common agenda.

“I want to challenge indigenous churches to make sure that they mobilise their supporters to vote for Zanu-PF at the forthcoming elections because we share the same agenda. Our agenda is to preserve Zimbabwe’s sovereignty and independence that came at a great cost of our blood.

“Indigenous churches have a critical role to play in the preservation of our independence which is under threat from neo-imperial forces that want to reverse the gains of our independence. The relationship between Zanu-PF and indigenous churches dates back to the days of the liberation struggle,” said Cde Mavhaire.

He said it was crucial for indigenous churches to support Zanu-PF at the forthcoming polls saying the party was the only political establishment concerned about the empowerment of Zimbabweans.

Cde Mavhaire said the coming elections were important in the history of Zimbabwe as they offered the last chance to inflict a deadly final blow on imperialism and its local agents.

Addressing the same gathering Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe Masvingo provincial chairman Bishop Lyphet Matenda said indigenous churches in the province would pray for President Mugabe and Zanu-PF on Sunday to further entrench the right of Zimbabweans to self determination.

“We have set aside this coming Sunday as a province for a day to pray for our own version of the biblical Joshua that is President Mugabe and Zanu-PF so that they prevail at the forthcoming harmonised elections.

”There is overwhelming interest and enthusiasm among our members to pray for our own Moses President Mugabe and Zanu-PF who will lead us to the promised land of Canaan,” he said.