by Zivanai Dhewa
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa’s New Year resolution statement on his twitter handle has been rubbished by the public as a sign of desperation which has exposed his fears concerning his political relevance going forward.
“2019 a new direction for Zimbabwe, a new year is time for a new you, a new all. 2019 is the year we dare to put our differences aside to move forward victoriously as a great people. There is so much to cover, discover and recover. Something great is coming,” wrote Chamisa on his timeline.
Mongwa Ngudlamatshe rubbished Chamisa’s tweet saying that there was nothing new as President Mnangagwa had offered an olive branch to the increasingly frustrated opposition leader way back, but due to his ego he snubbed the offer and now that the offer was no longer on the table and that he was fast losing relevance he was regretting the lost chance
“But President E D Mnangagwa was trying to talk to you from day one after the elections and you were not interested. Indeed, dialogue is maturity and civilisation but why are you choosing to do that when you want to? Why are you choosing that this (invitation was) is valuable at the time of your choice? How wise is that? How mature is that?” asked Ngudlamatshe.
Nicodemus Gomba weighed by responding, “Ayiwawo. Ndo dhesiparasheni yacho iyoyo. Pese pese dhayarogu dhayarogu kudii unoitasei dhayarogu, (These are desperation signs. He now sings dialogue this, dialogue that at every opportunity. How does he expect to dialogue with the person you mock every day?). The first thing is (for him) to recognise ED as the President of Zimbabwe and to show great respect to him and swallow his pride. That’s where the dialogue will begin.”
Desperation has increased on Chamisa over the past few months as he continues to feel the heat from the West which seems to think that his deputy national chairman, Tendai Biti is a better candidate for MDC Alliance presidency than him. It is a matter of time before the West pushes for the person, who they have confidence in, to take over the leadership of the party. The West seems unprepared to take chances with Chamisa the way they did with his predecessor, the late Morgan Richard Tsvangirai.
Chamisa’s only way out is to take up the leader of the opposition’s post which he was offered by President Mnangagwa who has adopted the Commonwealth Parliamentary Democracy System which recognises the position of the leader of the opposition.
