|
MDC must forget the GPA and work for next elections
I feel very discouraged by what is happening in Zimbabwe today.
Every one in government seems to have their priorities wrong.
I am shocked that Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF find joy in subjecting our nation to such endless trauma.
Who are these people and what do they want?
I cannot, for the life of me, understand how a political party, which claims to have liberated the country, can behave in such a destructive manner for so long.
Does Mugabe have a heart? Just what kind of monster is he?
How does a father, a teacher, a husband, a brother and a state president behave in such a manner and feel no remorse at the death of fellow Zimbabweans?
What does ZANU-PF care about, now that we know they don’t care about the country and the people?
Does Mugabe ever want things to get back to normal or he feels protected when there is chaos around him?
After all the mayhem from 2008, I would have expected that since Mugabe got what he wanted, he would now be trying to get things organized and let the country get back to work.
From what is happening, Mugabe is clearly laying the ground work for further turmoil in our country.
The constitution is the most important document to any nation. The writing of a new constitution should have been given top priority and should have been accorded all what is necessary to see it done in a peaceful, stress-free atmosphere.
The Constitution must be produced by its own citizens in a calm and peaceful environment, devoid of any negative emotions. It guides us in how to treat our country and how to interact with each other.
The Constitution offers us our freedom while at the same time it protects that freedom.
It is there for us, not for one person, political party or group of individuals.
Why, therefore, is it necessary for Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF to get people killed as they resist the advent of a new constitution?
Has all humanity drained out of these people?
I find it difficult to understand why these people stand in the way of progress when they also stand to benefit from our stable nation.
They too are part of the Constitution-making process, who will also be required to give their input.
The people in the government of national unity are talking about elections next year but they will not allow the crafting of a new constitution that will make those elections possible.
It has always been very clear to all that Mugabe was never going to implement the Global Political Agreement.
Today, they still call meetings to talk about Mugabe implementing the agreement when they know that their government’s days are numbered.
They are taking away precious attention from the constitution and talk about outstanding issues which no longer mean anything since elections are months away.
The people are under siege in Zimbabwe and yet they are being asked to come up with a new constitution while they are in the shackles of repressive laws such as the Public Order and Security Act.
I do not know what, if any, strength the MDC has but it is beginning to look like they are just there to watch ZANU-PF doing as they like.
It is, therefore, a surprise to me that the MDC is still pursuing efforts to hold talks with Mugabe over the so-called outstanding issues.
What is it that the MDC wants to salvage in this Agreement? Does the MDC seek to remain in this deplorable government indefinitely? Are they not frustrated by sharing power with someone who is working against them?
Do they see what we see or they don’t mind as long as they are in government receiving all those perks?
What are these people’s priorities?
They still want to talk about the so-called outstanding issues when they know there already is great need to clear the ground for the next elections.
We do not want another situation that might involve us in a unity government.
We want one party to be in government. We have lost too many people, too much time and there is a lot of work to be done.
We just want these morons to understand that they cannot continue abusing the nation and the people in the manner that they are doing.
Time to talk is over; it is time to do something.
This is time for Tsvangirai to travel to as many capitals as possible to drum up support for the next elections; to urge other governments to monitor us so as to make sure that participating parties accept the results of the next elections.
This is time for the MDC to work and fight hard to get things organized for tomorrow not worry about straightening a unity government which is about to expire.
It is time to look ahead not to worry about a so-called Global Political Agreement, which was never an agreement to begin with, unless if the MDC has entered into a secret pact with ZANU-PF to make sure the status quo is maintained for as long as the three parties are having fun with the nation.
Even amidst chaos and mayhem, there still comes a time to take a breather and survey the aftermath.
What do we see when we look at our nation today? Is this what we intend for the nation or we are letting greedy people destroy our country as we stand by and watch?
The heart of the matter is that the MDC has become lethargic and complacent. It was obviously a mistake for them to enter into this unity government. Now the fire has been doused and they no longer have that fighting spirit they used to have because they think they are now ruling and the perks they receive should not be tempered with.
This, however, is the time for the MDC to think about tomorrow not the disgraced Global Political Agreement.
The MDC should let go of the GPA and start working hard to make sure that the next elections are free and fair and will result in one party forming a government.
We shall not accept another coalition government.
The emphasis for the MDC should now shift from the GPA to the leveling of the political playground.
They should forget about the talks because the talks are about a past government not the future government.
What do you say?
Send me your comments on tano@swradioafrica.com
The issue of violence has to be addressed without delay.
Instead of employing useless efforts to hold more unnecessary talks about the dead unity government, the MDC, which supplies the majority of victims of political violence, should prioritise the violence issue.
Not only are their supporters the targets but the successful staging of the constitutional outreach programme will benefit the MDC and the nation more.
So it boggles my mind what the MDC’s priorities really are.
These are the times when good leadership becomes clear to the people. These are the times that voters judge their representatives.
And I fear that the MDC has become too complacent, which spells disaster for many MDC parliamentarians in the next elections.
MDC parliamentary primaries promise to provide fireworks, now that we know that most of the MPs got into parliament not by their own strength but on the coattails and popularity of the MDC.
I am worried that this group of leaders will band together at our expense since they all have something to lose.
I am worried that those who used to stand with us might have fallen prey to mischievous political shenanigans.
And I fear that the MDC might be losing much more than support if this complacency continues.
The MDC must show a lot more spine than we are seeing. They now must match Mugabe and try to stop him from behaving as if he is the ruling party leader. The MDC must stake its authority and take charge of the situation instead of getting endless talks when they should be going ahead with their agenda for Zimbabwe.
I am Tanonoka Joseph Whande and that, my fellow Zimbabweans, is the way it is today, Thursday June 10, 2010.
|