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The aftermath of the successful 6th National People’s Congress naturally necessitates an enhancement of some facets within Zanu-PF infrastructure, especially the organisational element.
In some cases, a total overhaul will be needed as the party gears to deliver on its electoral promises and mandate as espoused by its electoral winning economic manifesto which is represented by the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset).
The appointment of Minister Saviour Kasukuwere as the Commissar has added grit and stamina to such a crucial entity of the revolutionary party. Kasukuwere has energy and exuberance on his side, traits that endear to such an onerous task and responsibility. Anyone who cares to remember will acknowledge the vigour and clarity which he had ushered in the indigenisation agenda during his days at that ministerial portfolio.
Minister Kasukuwere has the potential to transform the engine of the party, the Commissariat in multiple ways that will cement the importance of the party in this century and in generations to emerge in the future. The populace is firmly behind Zanu-PF, it is therefore incumbent upon the Commissariat to fashion the party’s organisational thrust in a manner that befit its status, a political giant locally,regionally,continentally and indeed globally.
Minister Kasukuwere was quoted in local media this week as confirming the already known fact that all imagined and envisaged changes within the party will have to be approved by the party’s First Secretary and President, His Excellency, Cde R. G. Mugabe. This is in conformity to the sentiments which pervaded the entire 6TH National People’s Congress that Zanu-PF has only one centre of power and one appointment authority, who is President Mugabe, therefore the impending restructuring exercise has to take cognisance of that golden fact.
All those cadres who were implicated in any way to the failed attempts to usurp President Mugabe’s authority should be weeded out of the structures of the party. The populace has fallen in love with Zanu-PF policies which are in tandem with the people’s expectations hence what is needed is the organisational element which will ensure policies are translated to tangible programmes. This should be the way forward for the party of choice which continues to show compassion and empathy to the people’s needs.
That President Mugabe is the sole centre of power in Zanu-PF and indeed the Government will ensure that all party and Government programmes will be discharged efficiently. This will also reduce conflict in the implementation of programmes as only one source of authority will delegate.
The Commissariat has to ensure that the party is faction-less, united and solid from the grassroots level. The party’s Commissariat has to ensure that cadres who will be mandated to lead the party do not have any incriminating issues levelled against them.The Commissariat has to understand that the people will judge them by the outcome of their initiatives hence they have to ensure that the outcome of their exercise will be pro-people.
The bedrock of Zanu-PF has always been the masses who have identified with the party’s founding values whose thrust are the aspirations of the people. It is therefore critical that as President Mugabe has always emphasised that decisions made by all party organs should be in line with the wishes of the poor and the down-trodden who constitute the bulk of the Zanu-PF membership.
When unity pervades the revolutionary party, the only inevitable result will be development in all its multifaceted ways, which is what the people want. Already the wagons of the Zim-Asset have rolled into motion, what is therefore needed is the consolidation of the already on-going developmental programmes. Given the formidable base of the youthful cadres who are committed to the ideals of the revolutionary party, Zanu-PF, ideals which represent the future of Zimbabwe.
Now that the land is ours, the various empowerment initiatives have given the populace dignity and self-esteem, the people will always identify with the party of liberation.
Online Reporter