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Zanu-PF secretary for information and publicity Cde Rugare Gumbo said there were minor adjustments to the programme of the conference.
“We discussed preparations for the National People’s Conference looking at the agenda and the programme. There are going to be adjustments on the programme.
“We are going to have the President opening conference on Thursday and not Friday. The debates on various issues will then be held on Friday and Saturday,” he said.
Cde Gumbo said the debate will focus mainly on the indigenisation and empowerment programmes.
“The indigenisation programme is the main topic. People really want to know more about the programme.
“The other issue is also agriculture and then manufacturing and mining and other sectors of the economy, that is the state of the economy in general,” Cde Gumbo said.
The Zanu-PF spokesperson said the conference will not discuss the Wikileaks saga.
“It has not featured as an issue today (yesterday’s meeting). We really want to study what the Wikileaks are all about, are they genuine or meant to destroy the party?” he said.
Cde Gumbo said while the Politburo did not discuss the issue of elections they would still go ahead next year.
“We did not debate that but they are still going to be held, we received a brief from Copac co-chairperson, Cde Paul Mangwana, and that everything is on course with drafting starting in a few days time.
“So once that is completed and we go to the referendum, elections will then be held,” he said.
Cde Gumbo said all the provinces with the exception of Mashonaland West which holds its elections this weekend had endorsed President Mugabe as the Zanu-PF candidate.
He scoffed at claims by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai that he will not bother campaigning if Zanu-PF fields President Mugabe.
“I don’t know whether he really has the courage, capacity and the ability to beat what President Mugabe has done for this country, for example the indigenisation programme.
“You cannot get anything better than Zanu-PF programmes that are concrete, credible but we will see when we get there,” Cde Gumbo said.
Meanwhile, Cde Gumbo said the meeting of the secretaries general of liberation movements that was set to run concurrently with the conference was unlikely to be held.
The other parties that were set to attend were Frelimo from Mozambique, MPLA of Angola, Namibia’s Swapo, Zambia’s Unip, Chama Chamapinduzi of Tanzania, the ANC of South Africa and the Patriotic Front of Zambia.
Online Reporter