When Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) interim leader, Joice Mujuru, announced her intention to stage her first big public gathering as an opposition leader, few people thought she was going to impress. But impress she did.
BY PARDON MAGUTA,OUR READER
Mujuru did exceptionally well from the attendance figures to her speech on Saturday in Bulawayo. The view of thousands of people packed in Stanley Square is a reminder to President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party that their days are numbered.
The presence of leaders from other opposition parties at the ZimPF rally was proof that our politics is maturing.
Mujuru did not disappoint either. She touched on numerous important issues, but the most prominent being the need for the opposition parties working together.
Currently the only language Mugabe fears is a coalition of opposition parties. If that is done selflessly and timeously Mugabe will fall.
But a fragmented and divided opposition is good news for Mugabe and his party. So Mujuru did well when she emphasised on the need for the opposition to find common ground and a solid footing to withstand and repel Zanu PF.
Ordinary people are sick and tired of the Mugabe regime and all those leading opposition formations must in their diversity and numbers coalesce and block Mugabe from once again sneaking into State House.
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Opposition parties must know that its not good time for them to bicker over minor issues like who controls and who owns how many people. In Africa, opposition parties remain at the mercy of the governing parties no matter how much support they have.
So to stop Zanu PF, opposition parties must forge a common front and wage war as one unit.
We hear that some “runners” are planting discord in opposition parties by “selling” information that a coalition is only possible after the first round. But events of June 18, 2016 where PDP leaders such as Gorden Moyo graced a ZimPF rally shows that Zim parties are ready for a coalition.
To ZimPF I say congratulations, you have come of age. Welcome to the dirty path of Zimbabwe opposition politics.
But with resolve and determination you might be the component needed in the opposition to bring Zanu PF to its knees.
The tunnel seems to have the light at its end with each passing day. Victory is certain.
