MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora said Zimbabweans should praise him for meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House, claiming other opposition leaders mock him on social media platforms but are afraid of meeting him face to face.
Mwonzora has met Mnangagwa twice at State House since he was controversially elected leader of the MDC-T in December 2020.
He made the remarks on Saturday while addressing MDC-T supporters at Pelendaba Hall in Bulawayo. Said Mwonzora:
When I left the State House many accused me of being a sell-out, but I said no I didn’t.
But the problem is that you are scared of Mnangagwa, you only resort to insulting him on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp where he can’t see you.
But for myself, I went to see him face to face. I am never afraid, so I should be praised for that.
Mwonzora told his supporters that dialogue with ZANU PF was the only route towards solving the country’s chronic socio-economic crisis.
He also expressed regret over the party’s recent split, saying there was nothing that he could have done to prevent it. Said Mwonzora:
It’s never something that we wanted, we wanted a united party, but as the president what could I have done? So, I am sorry that this had to happen.
But what consoled me is that Bulawayo province wrote a letter saying they were not in agreement with what had happened.
They said they didn’t want a split, as did all other provinces.
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The good thing you have done dhaggie, sellout or no sellout is to create route to dialogue, when we left zim many years ago, i thought will get everything, 3 years was exciting after that you simply miss home, i dont care who leads, my children must have future in my country, chamisa my advise see dialogue youngman, coalitions is the new way, you will never manage a country where people identify with polical colours more than the national flag and polad may have its short comings but is the safest way to reforms, to get violence out of the way, where winner does not call loser enemy of the state, now you have new baby be clear on-make the zim economy scream(you are branded like a cow on this one forget rockstar approach)
Why should we praise you? You are a nothing, a sellout, a proxy for ZanuPF. GET LOST.