Published: 2016 May 10 15:05:05 (2672 Views)

There are mounting fears that the Million men march being organized by the Zanu PF youth wing to be held on Africa Day might be a ploy to embarrass Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The serious concerns mounted yesterday after party youths aligned to the beleaguered VP came out in the open to say that they would start mobilising Zanu PF structures and supporters to block the much-hyped "million-man march" that is sloted for May 25.
 
The bigwig's comments came after the Zanu PF youths linked to Mnangagwa contemptuously described the planned march as a "waste of resources", adding that as Mugabe was not "under any threat" there was therefore no need for the demonstration.

Team Lacoste, as the Mnangagwa faction is known, has long said it fears that the march is targeted at embarrassing the Midlands godfather and "neutralising" his mooted presidential ambitions.

Lacoste youths, led by former youth league chairpersons for Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West - Godfrey Tsenengamu and Vengai Musengi respectively confirmed to a loca publication yesterday that they would mobilise people to block the planned march.

"The march is a waste of resources that should be channelled towards income-generating projects for jobless youths countrywide who are struggling to make ends meet.

"What do we intend to achieve through this march really if I may ask? In 2007, we had a similar initiative of a million-man march by jabulani Sibanda and what happened in the March 2008 elections?" Tsenengamu chipped in, asking rhetorically.
 
A faction of the Zimbabwe National liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) led by former Cabinet minister Christopher Mutsvangwa is also continuing to threaten to boycott the march, saying they are still not aware of its "terms of reference".

The faction's spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya said yesterday that they would not be part of the march, as 'the protest is all meant to divide the party",

"lsu takatoneta nekufamba tichibva kuMozambique tisu takauya napresident netsoka saka regai vanoda kuonekwa vaite (War veterans are tired having walked all the way from Mozambique on foot together with Mugabe. Let those who want to be seen to be doing something go for it). So, we are not going to attend their march," Mahiya said.

He added that the purported solidarity with Mugabe that the marchers had articulated was a fig leaf as the majority of Zimbabweans were wallowing in abject poverty.

Mahiya called on the youths to rather "look for methods to take the economy forward, not marching.

Tsenengamu also suggested that by seeking to mobilise one million youths "in a country of over 13 million" the Zanu PF youth league was admitting that it had failed to mobilise enough support for Mugabe.




- Daily News

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