via No more blame game: Tsvangirai – DailyNews Live Blessings Mashaya • 13 December 2015
HARARE – The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC has said the blame game is over as it is high time for the biggest opposition political party to offer economic solutions to struggling Zimbabweans.
Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu said that it was clear that Zanu PF had failed and solutions were immediately needed.
“We successfully held our national executive and national council meeting on Friday. President Tsvangirai told the national executive that the blame game is over, we should move away from the notion of blaming each other and as MDC we need to provide solutions, create jobs, and resuscitate the economy.
“Everyone now knows that Zanu PF has failed and what we need to do as MDC is to work for the good of our country. Taneta nekutaura kuti Zanu PF yakonewa (we are now tired of talking about Zanu PF’s failures),” he said.
He added that people need food on their tables, jobs and blaming Zanu PF would not offer solutions to these problems.
Gutu said Tsvangirai told the national executive that the party is more than willing to work together with all progressive opposition parties.
“President Tsvangirai said despite being the biggest political party in the country, party members must not have that big brother attitude.
“We are more than willing to work together with other political parties which share the same values. We need to eradicate poverty as opposition parties,” he said.
The former Chisipite senator said next year MDC is going to have vibrant shadow ministers who are going to work more than what the ruling party is doing.
“In our preparation to govern this country, we are going to offer solutions to the current problems which are being faced by Zimbabweans.
“The national executive also discussed the issue of the current power (electricity) crisis, in a few months the problem will worsen and as the MDC we see energy as an important component for the development of our country.
“We have discussed how to solve the current power crisis and as a party we have solutions to these issues,” he said.
Gutu added, “As a country we are losing many of our young people who are going outside the country looking for greener pastures.”
He further said that the national council later discussed about the implementation of electoral reforms saying they are going to force Zanu PF to give in to their demands.
“The council agreed that we should escalate the issue of electoral reforms, we are going to do what has never been seen before.
“In 2015, the national council members agreed that they will make sure that the Mugabe regime gives in to our demands. We are going to make sure that we make an end to election malpractice,” Gutu said.
Early this month more than 10 opposition parties signed a National Electoral Reforms Agenda (Nera) document meant to push for electoral reforms.
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