Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says the best way to honour the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s legacy is for the ruling Zanu PF party to immediately return all Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) properties it seized in the 80’s.
The properties were seized from Nkomo’s PF-Zapu party at the height of the Gukurahundi Massacres and the issue has been a subject of anger. The assets were bought by ex-combatants after the liberation war that ended in 1980.
The Zanu PF administration has always been arguing that the properties were seized following alleged discovery of arms caches at some of the Zapu party farms.
Nkomo who led PF-Zapu until the signing of the Unity Accord with Zanu PF in November 1987, when he was appointed Vice-President, died on July 1, 1999 and was declared a national hero.
His life is mostly celebrated in July.
Chamisa yesterday said the only way to respect Nkomo was to return the ZIPRA properties.
“July is a special month as we remember Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo for his heroic contribution to the liberation struggle.
“The best way to honour Nkomo’s legacy is for the government to immediately return all ZIPRA properties and all such properties that belonged to Nkomo,” Chamisa said in a statement.
ZIPRA properties include those owned by Nitram (Pvt) Ltd, a holding company formed by Zipra ex-freedom fighters from their demobilisation payments.
One of the properties in Bulawayo, Magnet House and is now being used by the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).
Last year, ZIPRA Veterans Association leader Buster Magwizi accused the Zanu PF led government of stripping off and parcelling out their seized properties to party politicians.
“Right now, we think they are just dilly dallying, wasting a lot of time and in the meantime they are parcelling out, demerging Nitram properties and issuing them out to Zanu PF like Nijo farm and other properties given out to other people.
“After we had presented to the President our issue on February 14, we saw this anomaly when (Late Perrance) Shiri issued Nijo farm to Zanu PF.
“This is unheard of. It is unfair. It is like stealing from the dead. Bones will speak one day, so we want our properties back,” said Magwizi.
What about the cattle taken from the shonas by the ndebeles.let by gone be by gones. War time has passed.
Who is alive today who was ere when the cattle where stolen….point is that was a diffent era diff way of living and rules……this one is modern ke with new rules of angagement and mordenity……kuyezwakala
Stix Masese munenge makaponda vanhu or baba venyu imi bcoz iwe ukaziva akaba mombe tell him Vana Ed varikuudzwa bcoz vakaba
Stix Masese useless thing, dzidza kusiyanisa politics ne ma tribes….
Godserves Mangena past is past. Hatichatozivi taiyera chii nekutya kuurawa.vana baba vedu vakachinja mitupo kuita mashona nanhasi we dont have enuf history yedzinza.so kuramba totaura zvakadarika wil not bring us tomoro
Themba Ngwenya everything was war.if it wasnt war why did they sign unity accord.
Stix Masese ndati handinei ne politics but dont bring tribe things here …respect us
Nonsense utterances
Nonsense
Tendai Tanyanyiwahoro dzenyu mose mazanu
Tendai Tanyanyiwa mikosho yenyu
ED must return stolen property by killing people.
Nehanda Radio tinyare hatidi izvozvo
Lost boy .kanotaura zvenguva yehondo kaivepo
That is nonsense Chamisa,for what? I thought you were a future leader but you prove to be dumb
The President is very right, they must give back the property to rightful owners
Bright Ncube the president of the opposition handitika? Not the president of the country. No.
Bright Ncube you’re a yes stooge
who is the president of the country
Chamisa is not yet a President!
Shumba Mushirivindi Masilo kkkkk
Walter Sevenzayi very true ndewe MDC Alliance opposition
And also they must apologize and honour up for the 1980s genocide and properly compensate everyone who was afflicted either directly or indirectly by these atrocities.
Tonderai Chamusingarevi and Ndebele to compensate Shonas for starting Gukurahundi killings
Absolutely nonsense
This boy 👦
Stupid. Devilish talk! Western puppet to make the people of Zimbabwe suffer through sanctions. Only fools can support this small boy with his euro washed mind.
Succ Mukanga you’re lost, like it or not
Ko mombe nevana sikana vakanaka vese vaitorwa vachiendeswa kuMaNdevele vakadzoka here nhai Chamisa.Warasika mafana to continue dividing pple.
Give to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar………….
opposition MDC Alliance leader is talking politiks dzokuudzirwa nevamwe apa property dzeZapu vanodziziverepiko