by Christopher Makaza

Some MDC-Alliance officials are accusing the party leader Nelson Chamisa of failing to call for anti-Government demonstrations ostensibly meant to put pressure on the Second Republic to address challenges, the country is currently facing.

During that party’s National Standing Committee meeting held last week in the capital, the opposition party's deputy Secretary for Presidential Affairs, Luke Tamborinyoka highlighted that the MDC-Alliance's response to the purported 'crisis' facing the nation was minimal, calling the opposition outfit to intervene in the form of demonstrations.

MDC-Alliance's Secretary General Chalton Hwende supported Tamborinyoka's idea adding that Zimbabweans were looking up to the MDC-Alliance for change.

According to an insider, this did not go down well with Chamisa who then asked Hwende why he was not calling for the demonstrations.

MDC-Alliance National deputy Chairman, Job Sikhala reportedly responded that he called for the 31 July 2020 demonstration which unfortunately flopped, hence it was time for other party members to call for future protests.

Hwende, according to the contact, insisted that Chamisa should call for the demonstrations since he had a huge following compared to him and other party members.

Chamisa reportedly responded that there was need to demystify the myth that the party had a huge following and that calling for a demonstration, which the electorate will ignore will tarnish his image and that of the party.

The call for demonstrations by the MDC-Alliance officials is meant to unlock funding from donors, who have been withholding their purses, accusing the opposition outfit of failing to unseat the Zanu PF government for the past twenty years. Peace-loving and patriotic Zimbabweans have resolved to continue ignoring calls for violent demonstrations by the MDC-Alliance whose agenda is to try and unseat a democratically elected Government.

Poor planning and the escalating infighting have contributed to the downfall of the MDC-Alliance.