MDC-T youths say 92-year-old Mugabe cannot be the face of a nation

They also lauded party president Morgan Tsvangirai for appointing Nelson Chamisa to vice-president.

“We are elated that the president has shown great wisdom by appointing former Youth Assembly chairperson, Hon Advocate Nelson Chamisa and Hon Elias Mudzuri to the positions of vice presidents,” they said.

“As the Youth Assembly we are more than happy with the appointment of Leader Nelson Chamisa who remains a proud product of the youth Assembly. We are happy that the Youth assembly remains a conveyor belt to producing leadership and we are proud that president Tsvangirai recognizes the role and capacities of the Youth members of the party. We are more than convinced that Hon Chamisa represents the youth.”

Full statement

Monday, 25 July 2016

MDC Youth Assembly Press Statement 

The MDC Youth Assembly National Executive today held a special Executive meeting which also brought in Chairpersons and secretaries of Provinces from all over the country to deliberate on the developments within the party and the nation.

The executive noted the continued deterioration in the country as epitomized by the continued economic decline whose major highlights remain the government’s failure to pay civil servants, the liquidity crunch that we are experiencing as well as the general lack of direction from the government and the Ministry of Finance in particular.

We note the failure of Zanu PF to create the 2.2 million jobs that it promised to the people of Zimbabwe. A government is measured by what it delivers on the ground, and we shall continue to ask the government to deliver on its promises .A government should serve Zimbabweans and not Zanu PF supporters.  We hope the government will DELIVER because we stand here at a time where the much-vaunted ZimAsset has completely failed.

The Executive is further alarmed by the levels of corruption in this country, corruption which is being driven mostly by people in government. This corruption, fueled by policy discord, has been worsened the crisis.

The effects of stealing elections are now taking a toll on Zanu PF. They surely rigged 2013 elections but they cannot rig the economy, neither can they rig our minds not to see their failure which is pasted all over the place. We reiterate our call for Robert Mugabe to leave office as he has become tired, clueless and old and can only sleep in meetings instead of steering the ship forward. We are more than convinced that no-matter what, a 92 year old can never be a face of a nation, he cannot bring anything new and his place can only be in an old people’s home. There is no investment that will come to this country as long as Mugabe remains in charge and for the benefit of many of us who still want to work, we want and demand that Mugabe goes.

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