President warns political gladiators

“Guard against silo mentality and self-centred behaviour. Continue to fight against corruption by exposing any suspected acts in every sphere of society.”

He said mobilisation of party members should continue at all levels.

“The party is a party only if we have members,” the President said.

“As you are aware, the party has embarked on the restructuring of Harare and Bulawayo provinces. Don’t think the other eight are immune. This is an opportune time for you as the Youth League leaders to mobilise the youths of appropriate ages and skills mix to join your structures. Our desire is to see a vibrant Youth League that has a young, energetic, entrepreneurial, professional and patriotic members which encapsulates the Zimbabwe we all want.”

He went on: “I challenge you to be aggressive in inviting new members and retaining the old ones. Furthermore you should use unconventional strategies and platforms to draw young people of diverse backgrounds to join your League. I insist that you must study and draw lessons from other progressive parties who have transformed and modernised both the parties and countries. This will undoubtedly help in the development of more vibrant programmes and initiatives in the future.”

He said party members should be ready to move on as their positions were not permanent.

“We must be ready to move on,” President Mnangagwa said.

“The only person who does not have to be ready to move on is Togarepi because he is appointed by the President. The rest of you must be ready to move on.”