Tshabangu Withdraws Support For Mnangagwa’s Third-Term Bid

However,
in
a
statement
issued
by
his
spokesperson,
Nqobizitha
Mlilo,
after
a
meeting
with
Speaker
of
the
National
Assembly
Jacob
Mudenda,
Tshabangu
took
a
different
stance.

He
expressed
strong
opposition
to
the
proposed
third
term,
calling
it
“repulsive
and
repugnant”
and
incompatible
with
Zimbabwe’s
national
aspirations.
Said
Mlilo:

The
recurring
question:
will
the
CCC
support
calls
for
President
Mnangagwa’s
third
term?
Framed
this
way,
it’s
a
pointless
discussion.

2028
postponement
of
elections,
or
the
2030
agenda,
if
it’s
the
same
thing,
as
we
have
said
before,
can
not
be
an
end
in
itself.

2028
postponement
of
elections
and
or
2030
agenda
cannot
be
indivualised
to
the
extent
of
messianic
redemption
of
a
country
by
an
individual.

We
have
said
the
so-called
2030
agenda
and
the
postponement
of
the
2028
elections
are
matters
which
have
not
been
presented
in
any
lawful
forum
of
the
management
of
our
common
state
affairs.
It
is
internal
to
ZANU
PF…

Senator
Tshabangu
met
with
the
Speaker
of
Parliament,
Advocate
Jacob
Mudenda
and
conveyed
our
position
that
the
idea
of
a
third
term
is
as
repulsive
and
repugnant
as
it
is
inconsistent
with
our
national
aspirations.

It
is
unnecessarily
divisive.
We
will
oppose
it.
We
suggested
that
the
idea
should
be
abandoned
so
as
not
to
cause
unnecessary
national
disharmony.

Mlilo
said
that
Tshabangu’s
meeting
with
the
Speaker
of
Parliament
was
a
proactive
step
to
convey
the
party’s
position
on
opposing
the
third-term
bid,
especially
since
the
issue
has
yet
to
be
presented
in
Parliament.

However,
Tshabangu’s
recent
statement
has
been
met
with
scepticism
by
some
who
question
his
sincerity.

Critics
argue
that
without
the
support
of
State
institutions,
Tshabangu
would
not
have
been
able
to
take
control
of
the
CCC,
leading
them
to
suggest
that
he
may
be
indebted
to
ZANU
PF.