President Robert Mugabe was quoted in the state media on Thursday as saying he will go ahead and form a government on Thursday if opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai does not sign a power-sharing deal.
Meanwhile Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has responded by saying President Mugabe will be committing ‘political suicide’ if he goes ahead and form a government before a power-sharing deal is agreed.
“If Mugabe wants to commit political suicide by unilaterally appointing a cabinet, that’s his choice. We will not stand in his way,” MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told AFP.
“Our position remains the same. We have not and we are not getting into any deal with Mugabe which does not help the people of Zimbabwe.
If Mugabe decides to form a cabinet it will be ineffective since it will be chosen from the same men and women who authored the crisis. If he does that Mugabe will have chosen to drive a car without the engine,” Chamisa said.
It’s very unfortunate because in the middle of this political crisis is the millions of suffering Zimbabweans. For how long should we live in poverty because politicians can not be sensible enough to agree on solutions that will end our suffering?
For how long shall people continue to die because the health delivery system has collapsed in the country, the government can not afford to pay Doctors and Nurses? Is that a responsible government which would rather let it’s people die because of power?
Why should we continue to struggle to pay exorbitant school fees when at the end of the day our children are not any better because the education system has collapsed?
Maybe someone should tell the whole country the contents of that power-sharing deal that Mugabe wants Tsvangirai to sign. The people have a right to know because it’s our future, our children’s future that these politicians are playing with.
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