Staff Reporter
ZANU PF’s First Secretary and President, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Party members to value unity of purpose as it is an effective instrument to defend and consolidate the gains of the liberation struggle, sovereignty and democracy.
Speaking ahead of the ZANU PF’s National People’s Conference during the Party’s 356th ordinary session of the Politburo at the Party headquarters, the President said the Party should be buoyed by the successes of the New Dispensation across the country.
“As we meet at this Conference, it is important that we remain embolded by the successes we have achieved as a Party, within this particular new development epoch. We must draw lessons and strength from our rich liberation war history.
“In addition, the unity of purpose and political consciousness among our cadres across the structures of the Party, is an effective instrument to defend and consolidate the gains of our national independence, sovereignty and democracy as we are obligated by the Party constitution,” said the President.
The President applauded Party members in all the country’s provinces for clearly and resolutely opposing the hegemonic tendencies exhibited by some Western countries that have imposed illegal sanctions on the country.
President Mnangagwa further commended Masvingo Province for successfully hosting the SADC Anti Sanctions Day Rally at the sidelines of the commissioning of the Mapfura/Amarula Value Addition Plant. He added that people should not bury their heads in the sand but should stay on the irreversible course to modernise, industrialise and grow the economy.
The President added that leveraging on the natural resource endowment, capabilities and skills, the country should continue implementing bold strategies that would facilitate transformation in the quality of people’s lives.
President Mnangagwa said he had a vision of One District, One Industry Concept as enunciated in the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy. He added that the Government had a vision of developing the country’s rural areas.
The President further said that his government had a goal of ensuring that the rural communities become centres of employment and tertiary production which export to towns, cities and the rest of the world.
