MDC Dismisses Midlands Peace Commission As ZANU PF Extension
The opposition MDC has dismissed the Midlands provincial peace committee set by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson, Justice Selo Nare, in Gweru on Friday, saying that it seems to be an extension of Zanu PF.
The committee was set to deal with mining disputes, Gukurahundi, politicisation of mining activities, politicisation of social services, lack of tolerance among political parties, and the underdevelopment of the province, given the amount of natural resources in the region.
It will be chaired by Musasa Project executive director and NPRC commissioner Netty Musanhu, while Zanu PF Midlands provincial spokesperson Cornelius Mpereri and provincial police spokesperson Ethel Mukwende will serve as her deputy chairpersons.
Other committee members are Florence Guzha, Titus Mangoma, Tawanda Sibanda and Victoria Koke.
Dismissing the commission, MDC Midlands provincial spokesperson, Dr Takavafira Zhou said:
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It certainly seems to be an extension of Zanu PF. We would have loved to see an all-embracing stakeholder conference to agree on its modus operandi and depolitisation of its committee officials. But by appointing well-known Zanu PF officials to spearhead peace and bearing in mind their thuggery and brutality, it is like appointing a rapist to give psychological therapy to his victims.
Zhou was also pessimistic about the grouping’s capacity to succeed in carrying out its duties and responsibilities after leaving out key stakeholders such as the MDC.
But Zhou highlighted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa seemed insincere in dealing with the issues. He said that Mnangagwa cannot be the perpetrator of violence and peacemaker.
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