via Let the people speak at MDC-T congress – Tsvangirai October 29, 2014
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has warned candidates eyeing top posts in the party to stop abusing his name during campaigning ahead of the main opposition party’s elective congress on Friday.
In a terse message posted on his Facebook wall yesterday, Tsvangirai denied reports that he was backing certain candidates to fill particular posts.
“I am seeing my name being unnecessarily invoked, with some candidates claiming that I prefer them to others,” he said in the Facebook posting yesterday.
“The truth is that my personal position in a democratic process is immaterial, as what matters is the voice and opinion of the people.”
This comes amid reports that Tsvangirai wanted the party’s current spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora to land the secretary-general’s post ahead of Nelson Chamisa, who is also eyeing the post.
“I have realised that there are people who chant about democracy when they are not democrats themselves. Let the people speak at this congress, it is the people, not Morgan Tsvangirai, who will ultimately decide who wins at our congress. Let no one abuse my name.”
Meanwhile, aspiring deputy treasurer-general Chalton Hwende yesterday donated two tonnes of maize-meal and five beasts for the congress saying he was being driven by the agenda to create a new funding method for the party.
“My major priority is as a party we should have a correct funding method and stop relying on others. We should have a model that gives members ownership of the party. We will ensure the party runs its own businesses to fund projects among numerous other projects that push our agenda forward,” he said.
Hwende will battle it out with Bernard Chiondegwa from Masvingo for the post that was previously occupied by Elton Mangoma who has now joined the MDC Renewal Team.
On the other hand, Chamisa, who received nominations from 11 provinces, has launched a five-track campaign album where, through music, he pledges his loyalty to Tsvangirai, MDC-T and its supporters.
“Walk with the people, walk with Save, walk with Chamisa,” are some of the lyrics in the song Number One.
The songs on the album depict Chamisa as a loyal party cadre who rose from the secretary-general of the youth assembly under the late Learnmore Jongwe’s leadership to positions of youth leader, spokesperson and organising secretary.
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