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Chigumba, ZEC Commissioners Must Resign If They Fail To Address Opposition Concerns: Noah Manyika (Full Text)

5 years agoWed, 18 Jul 2018 21:27:03 GMT
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Chigumba, ZEC Commissioners Must Resign If They Fail To Address Opposition Concerns: Noah Manyika (Full Text)

Build Zimbabwe Alliance presidential candidate Noah Manyika has said Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba and her colleagues at the electoral management body must resign if they fail to address the oppositions’ concerns.

In a press statement, Manyika said ZEC has little interest in transparency and the pursuit of a fair and level electoral playing field. Below is Manyika’s full statement:

PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE BUILD ZIMBABWE ALLIANCE REGARDING THE IMPARTIALITY OF THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

It is with grave concern that we note the continuing impasse between the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and many in the opposition regarding the perceived fairness of the election process. We have made statements regarding our own concerns in the past. However the matter is of such gravity now, and the issues so numerous that we believe a further statement of our position is required.

Over the past weeks, Zimbabwe’s opposition has raised concerns about the printing of the ballot paper, the integrity of the voters roll, the location of polling stations and the questionable process of postal votes amongst others. The basis of the objections is in the public domain, as are the inadequate responses from the ZEC, and we will not go into these matters further: they are merely the symptoms of a profound lack of trust in a body that is supposed to be impartial.

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It has reached such a point that we in the Build Zimbabwe Alliance believe that there is no reasonable doubt that ZEC has little interest in transparency and the pursuit of a fair and level electoral playing field.

In consequence of the above, the Build Zimbabwe Alliance calls for the ZEC to immediately address all key opposition concerns, failing which we call for the resignation of the Chairperson and commissioners of the ZEC to be followed by an impartial reconstitution of this body. There is no other way to restore the trust so urgently required.

We thank the international community for their observation missions and call on them to note our deep reservations. We wish for our country that which you expect from yours: free and fair elections. It is not acceptable that this election be simply a small improvement on the wholly deficient elections of the past.

DR. NOAH MANYIKA

PRESIDENT

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