MASHONALAND West war veterans chairperson Cornelius Muoni has rebuked politicians over the “Down with MDC” slogan, saying it was counter-productive and scared off potential members.
BY NUNURAI JENA
Speaking at the Mashonaland West inter-district conference last week, Muoni said people had a right to have divergent views over governance issues.
“Please stop this retrogressive mentality which portrays someone with a different view as an enemy. This ‘Pasi [Down with] ne MDC-T, Pasi naMorgan Tsvangirai’ doesn’t increase your membership. It actually chases potential members away. Those are the slogans that had destroyed the party,” he said.
Muoni also raised a red flag over the Zanu PF slogan that put individuals above the party.
“You politicians, I don’t know why you never learn. We are just coming from a leadership crisis that was aided by your slogans that put individuals ahead of the party . . . that was not so from the beginning. During the armed struggle, we used to say ‘Pamberi neZanu PF’ [Forward with Zanu PF] before mentioning the name of the leader, but you politicians, because of bootlicking, it’s now the other way round,” he said.
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Muoni said Zanu PF should start rebuilding the party, as all the structures were in tatters.