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No need for another Sadc summit on Zim: Mutambara

No need for another Sadc summit on Zim: Mutambara
Ralph Mutema
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:26:00 +0000

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Arthur Mutambara says the country’s three principals to the Global Political Agreement and leaders of the major political parties have the capacity to resolve Zimbabwe inclusive Government's outstanding political issues without the assistance of Sadc.

The outstanding issues involve the appointments of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono and Attorney-General Mr Johannes Tomana

Speaking on the sidelines of an indigenisation workshop in Harare yesterday, he said the issue of Dr Gono and Mr Tomana’s appointments could be resolved internally without resorting to the guarantors of the GPA.

"Dr Gono and the Attorney-General Mr Tomana have the highest qualifications for the office, but what is only needed is the three-principals to agree on the appointments since they were appointed by President Robert Mugabe alone without the other two principals," he said.

The MDC party led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai resolved that the outstanding issues should be referred to Sadc and a special summit should be convened to find ways of resolving the sticking points.

Mutambara said debate around the appointments should not discourage potential foreign investors adding that there were more pressing issues confronting the country than these two appointments.

"We need to see Zimbabwe working again," DPM Mutambara said.

Mutambara's statement comes a few days after President Mugabe reiterated that the issue of Dr Gono’s appointment was not up for debate.

The President said the country would not have survived the West’s illegal sanctions had Dr Gono not done what he did.

Service chiefs, war veterans, senior Zanu PF officials and a number of non-governmental organisations as well as students’ representative bodies have also come out in support of Dr Gono and Mr Tomana.

Labels: ARTHUR MUTAMBARA, SADC

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