Victor Maphosa
Mashonaland East Bureau
ZANU PF chairperson for Mashonaland East province Cde Daniel Garwe has implored members and supporters to stop insulting the party’s leadership on social media platforms.
Addressing party members during the Mashonaland East Provincial Co-ordinating Committee (PCC) meeting in Marondera at the weekend, Cde Garwe said it is not a ZANU PF culture to insult the President and called on those who are doing so to stop it henceforth.
“Last year we held our conference in Bulawayo and 132 resolutions were adopted. Today we are not here to explain all these adopted resolutions, but one. We adopted one resolution where all provinces agreed to allow President Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028.
“We then came back and began telling people about this resolution through inter-district meetings. We held these inter districts, we are holding them and we will continue to hold them, telling people about these resolutions, all of them, but our emphasis is on Resolution Number One.
“Of all the resolutions, none of them granted anyone permission to insult others. No resolution was adopted allowing people to be forced to do a slogan. No resolution was passed, which allows someone to insult anyone because he or she is doing a certain slogan.
“Now, what is bothering us is that there are some elements who are insulting President Mnangagwa on social media. I am sure that all of you here are aware of how President Mnangagwa is being insulted and disrespected on social media by people who we think are ZANU PF. This is unacceptable.”
Cde Garwe said if anyone is aggrieved, there is always a better way of tabling issues adding that throwing insults is not one of them.
“We have a ZANU PF way of solving issues. Our party constitution provides for a conducive platform to air our grievances.
“One should use party structures. But some people are no longer doing that. Mashonaland East is now on top of the list for insulting the President, including insults directed at me the chairman. We should never do that. There are better ways of expressing issues,” he said.
Cde Garwe said he would not remain silent while some elements from the province disrespect the President.
He also urged youths to remain vigilant and steadfast in protecting the party and the President.
“We will not remain silent if we are truly ZANU PF in spirit and truth when our party and President are being insulted. Because if we remain idle, we are automatically supporting the insults. We will not remain silent.
“We are all protection officers; we must protect the party and the President. There is no room for disrespecting people. We voted for our President to be in office, so we will keep on supporting him” Cde Garwe said.
Victor Maphosa-Mashonaland East Bureau
ZANU PF Mashonaland East Province has vowed to work tirelessly to win back the Marondera Central constituency seat, which had been held by the opposition.
The seat fell vacant after National Assembly representative Caston Matewu was recalled from Parliament by Mr Douglas Mwonzora’s MDC T party.
On Monday, the ZANU PF Mashonaland East Provincial executive lead by chairman, Cde Daniel Garwe, officially launched the campaign programme for Marondera Central and Marondera East by-elections at Rudhaka Stadium, where thousands of the revolutionary party’s supporters gathered in a show of massive support.
In addition to the two vacant National Assembly seats, there are six vacant seats for local authorities.
The Marondera East seat fell vacant following the death of Cde Patrick Chidhakwa (ZANU PF) last year.
Cde Ignatius Mateveke will represent ZANU PF in Marondera Central while Cde Jeremiah Chiwetu will represent the revolutionary party in Marondera East.
Addressing party supporters, Cde Garwe said nothing would stop ZANU PF from winning in the by-elections and the 2023 general elections.
Cde Garwe said the ruling party will resoundingly reclaim the Marondera Central constituency seat.
He added that through unity of purpose and hard work, ZANU PF will sail through.
Cde Garwe went on to appeal to the public to register to vote.
Provincial Women’s League Chair, Senator Aplonia Munzverengwi, said the days of opposition popularity are over in Marondera and the House of Assembly seat is going back to ZANU PF.
She added that even the local authorities’ seats which were once won by the opposition should come back to the people’s party.
“Let us all rally behind our candidates. We have Cde Mateveke in Marondera Central and Cde Chiwetu in Marondera East.
“We will certainly win. Let us work hard as a province. The Women’s League is ready to be deployed to work for the party. We must make sure our party wins resoundingly.”
Cde Tinoda Machakaire, the provincial party commissar, appealed to Marondera residents to vote for the ruling party’s candidates.
He also called for the party supporters to exercise high level of discipline and to be focused.
“We are here to ask for your vote and to you the candidates, when you are in office, be the servants of the people. Work for the people and shun all forms of corruption.”
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