Political Reporter

The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku has commended President Mnangagwa for ushering in new politics of tolerance and development and said its high time people of Zimbabwe join hands for the success of the country.

Speaking to this publication yesterday, Prof Madhuku praised President Mnangagwa for introducing the concept of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), saying the idea was progressive and should be made permanent.

“Love him or hate him but (President) Mnangagwa has ushered in new politics in our country. He has introduced politics of tolerance and development. He has shown us that it’s possible for election winners to progressively work together with election losers,” said Madhuku.

Prof Madhuku said the whole of Africa, particularly the SADC region should implement the Polad concept in their countries to ensure peace and prosperity in those countries.

“Polad is a good thing. This is the stability that Africa requires. Africa must ensure that it doesn’t throw away politicians merely because they have lost an election. They might have lost an election but they have not lost ideas needed to move the country forward. I encourage Africa and SADC to take the Polad initiative. If that happens, then we will have less political squabbles in many African countries,” added Prof Madhuku.

Madhuku thanked President Mnangagwa for opting to work with losing politicians when he had a chance to walk the journey alone.

“We are losers when it comes to the 2018 elections but we are saying once you lose, you must be willing to work with the winner for the sake of the country. I want to thank President Mnangagwa for choosing to work with us,” said Madhuku.

Professor Madhuku also urged the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) not to meddle in politics but to stick to their mandate.

“My advice to Civil Society Organisations is that they must continue to work without aligning themselves with a certain political party. They must not meddle in politics but stick to their mandate,” said Prof Madhuku.

Prof Madhuku also advised voters to vote for a party that has the interests of the country at heart and not vote for parties that will bring trouble and misery to the people of Zimbabwe.