Didymus Misses The Point: YAZ

We condemn in strongest terms the reference of Zimbabwe’s Prime-Minister as ‘a Savimbi of Zimbabwe’ by ZANU PF’s Didymus Mutasa. Jonasi Savimbi was an anti-Communist rebel leader who fought against the Movement of The People’s Liberation in Angola in the Angolan Civil war.

This is a misguided, parochial and retrogressive statement given that Morgan is a total opposite of the mentioned rebel. Despite walloping President Mugabe vociferously in the March 29 harmonized election, he accepted to go to the negotiating table to find a lasting solution to the untold suffering of Zimbabweans.

He made huge compromises for the sake of progress in Zimbabwe. This was after the realization of the sponsored reign of terror which saw more than 300 lives, 300 000 families displaced and a plethora of injured civilians.

In most African states, leaders who get into exactly the same situation with Morgan Tsvangirai either incite a rebellion or they form a parallel government culminating in serious losses of life.

The majority of victims in such scenarios are the vulnerable in the community who include women, children, the age, the differently able and youths (both as sponsored perpetrators and major victims).

As Youth Alliance for Democracy we hail the move taken by Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC-T party and we further urge him to continue fighting from within. Leaving the government is as good as deserting your field simply because baboons have devoured it.

Total attainment of democracy is a process. We, therefore, urge fellow pro-democratic organizations to put their heads together and peacefully fight for the democratization of Zimbabwe.

United and using non-violent methods we will achieve.

Youth Alliance for Democracy: Media and Communications Desk

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