The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)

Recalls, self-destructio­n and the unelectabl­e menace

- Dr Obert Moses Mpofu ◆ Dr Obert Moses Mpofu is an academic and the Secretary-General of ZANU PF. He writes in his own capacity.

Pis no child’s play. OLITICS The opposition are CCC learning that now, the hard way, and they rightfully should. There are always consequenc­es for every action. Miscalcula­tions can be extremely costly. You see, the business of politics is profitable only when you win votes. It is simply a game of numbers and nothing else. But to do this and be able to maintain whatever gains that would have been achieved requires great skill and wit, especially when it comes to organising one’s political outfit and turning it into a mass-line party.

My party, ZANU PF, has perfected this over many years and this is testament to my party’s ability to attract faithful supporters, as well as cadres loyal and patriotic to our cause, which translates to votes. A false sense of charisma that Chamisa has will not cut it.

Chamisa’s house of cards is crumbling and he is, undoubtedl­y, suffering from his lack of organisati­on and lack of structures whereas

has proper functionin­g ZANU PF structures. Indeed, “musangano wakasimba kumasero”. As a matter of fact, and in all seriousnes­s, the Chamisa Chete Chete (CCC) cannot be regarded as a political party at all. It lacks all essential elements of a function political party.

Contrary to the falsehoods being spread on social media, (as I alluded to in my article last week on disinforma­tion and derailing the people’s agenda), has ZANU PF nothing to do with the skirmishes, and drama unfolding in the CCC outfit. The has been doing CCC quite the good job of destroying itself all by themselves. Like what the disgruntle­d Tendai Biti, who was cheated out of a parliament­ary seat by Chamisa, said in a recent audio that has been circulatin­g and has sent tongues wagging, “munhu anga achazviped­za ega”. Chamisa is clearly putting an end to his political career and doing quite the fine job of it.

What is happening with the CCC is simply internal politics at play, and what is certain is that it will leave the outfit in disarray. CCC One Sengezo Tshabangu, the secretary-general of the CCC, and his recent antics have caused Chamisa a great deal of anguish.

Be that as it may, whatever is happening, there is an internal issue which has got nothing to do with ZANU PF. I am told this Tshabangu fellow is a well-known and bona fide member of the CCC outfit and it is, therefore, clear that recent events are all but a factional battle between Chamisa and some

folks who are aggrieved by CCC his dictatoria­l tendencies, lack of organisati­on and direction, as well as his failure to account for party funds. As a result, certain members within Chamisa’s file and rank are fed up with the way the one-man band, which is the CCC, is being run by Chamisa.

Now that Chamisa has been exposed by one of his own, panic has set in and he has begun seeking all manner of attention through desperate tactics. One such antic has been his ill-advised and false claim of having engaged

ZANU PF. As the Secretary-General of my party, I have not received any message from the to that CCC effect.

If the wishes to engage and CCC dialogue with us, they, like everyone else, should join POLAD. There will not be any special treatment for these sore losers. CCC ZANU PF will not be hoodwinked to sanitise Chamisa’s lie. He was not elected by anyone within his so-called party to take up the leadership position which he now barely and desperatel­y clings on to. Seemingly reaching out to ZANU is a ploy to try and save his own PF skin by associatin­g himself with

under the pretext of some ZANU PF dialogue. My party will not be drawn into this charade of cheap politics. We have the majority in Parliament. President Mnangagwa won the August 2023 harmonised elections resounding­ly and, therefore, we have no reason to entertain Chamisa and his so-called

party. The ultimatum given CCC by Chamisa that my party, ZANU

PF, has two weeks to respond to his demands for dialogue, is laughable, to say the least.

We will not give such madness a moment’s thought. is a ZANU PF serious revolution­ary and colossal party, which takes seriously issues to do with governing, representi­ng our electorate and ensuring that the needs of our people are met. We are not responsibl­e for anything that goes on within the opposition’s file and rank. We are too busy and focused on our numerous demanding party programmes to be focusing on Chamisa’s crumbling house of cards.

The recent rowdy behaviour in Parliament by CCC MPs clearly demonstrat­es how unfit for purpose they are and how they should not be taken seriously at all. Parliament­ary business is sacrosanct and should be treated as such. Now, in his superior wisdom or lack of it, Chamisa wants his group of followers to disengage from Parliament and councils, further abandoning their duties and slapping their constituen­ts who elected them right in the face. Here I sense cluelessne­ss, panic and a realisatio­n of failure on the part of Chamisa and whatever is left of the outfit. CCC

All manner of parties have come and gone over the past 40 years and none has been successful at unseating my party, ZANU PF, and removing us from the levers of power. If, indeed, is ZANU PF not suitable to govern, let these opposition outfits remove us from power via the ballot. I do not think this is attainable. is a colosZANU PF sal party that is well-structured and has stood the test of time. Whilst the political novices CCC are stuck in their self-destructiv­e mode, is forging ahead ZANU PF with building our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe, brick upon brick, as we march towards Vision 2030.

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