At a recent Harare provincial co-ordinating committee meeting, Zanu PF members were told not to chant the 2030 slogan. As rifts continue over President Mnangagwa's bid for a third term, this comes. According to Newsday, the meeting on Sunday was charged, with questions being raised about the ED2030 slogan. Harare chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa was also taken to task.
Party members asked national commissar Munyaradzi Machacha why the party leadership had allowed members to chant the 2030 slogan when Mnangagwa said he would not extend his rule. Machacha reportedly said Zanu PF would elect a new leader in 2027, allowing members to support their chosen candidates. He stated that President Mnangagwa's term ends in 2028.
However, Mnangagwa's loyalists have pushed to extend his rule by two years to 2030. Mnangagwa announced at the party's conference held in Bulawayo in October that he would not stand for re-election. When contacted for comment yesterday on the party position on the ED2030 slogan, Zanu PF spokesperson Farai Marapira said he was in China.
Party members asked national commissar Munyaradzi Machacha why the party leadership had allowed members to chant the 2030 slogan when Mnangagwa said he would not extend his rule. Machacha reportedly said Zanu PF would elect a new leader in 2027, allowing members to support their chosen candidates. He stated that President Mnangagwa's term ends in 2028.
However, Mnangagwa's loyalists have pushed to extend his rule by two years to 2030. Mnangagwa announced at the party's conference held in Bulawayo in October that he would not stand for re-election. When contacted for comment yesterday on the party position on the ED2030 slogan, Zanu PF spokesperson Farai Marapira said he was in China.
