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(NEWZIMBABWE) Ncube won't ride MDC-T 'hyena': Dube

Ncube won't ride MDC-T 'hyena': Dube
23/09/2011 00:00:00
by Staff Reporter

THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC last night appeared to rule out a coalition with the rival faction led by Morgan Tsvangirai, comparing such a united front to “riding a hyena to fight a lion”.

Responding to newspaper reports that Ncube had raised the possibility of a united front to confront President Robert Mugabe at the next election, the MDC insisted last night that its leader “stirred a debate” on the subject, which was “not similar to advocating for it”.

Party spokesman Nhlanhla Dube said: “As a party, our position is that because of the historical actions of the MDC-T where they turned down our call for a united front in the last election, we are not in a position to look around for such coalitions again but will dedicate our efforts to building our party in our quest for a just and fair Zimbabwe.

“In any case, as a party we believe that riding a hyena to fight a lion is a self defeating exercise that will put the democratic struggle in jeopardy, for we are convinced that MDC-T is no different from all other enemies of democracy and they are undoubtedly an impediment to a just and a fair Zimbabwe.”

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, in an interview with a French magazine last month, suggested the Ncube-led MDC was a regional party and all but confirmed unity was unlikely.

“To me it will always be essential to have peace talks; at the appropriate time we will talk to them and find out whether they still feel that they can go it alone,” Tsvangirai said, while insisting that his party had won the 2008 elections despite the split three years earlier.

“Now they have retreated to be regional party; so I don’t think that is healthy for uniting the people. So we will have to put that into consideration, as to whether they want to be a national flag or (sic).”

But Dube accused the MDC-T of “basking in past glory”, adding: “The political landscape has changed and the people of Zimbabwe know the kind of leadership that they want, a leadership with the undiluted commitment and capacity to deliver real change.”

Labels: MDC, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, WELSHMAN NCUBE

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