Tsvangirai advised to pull out of Zim talks

  1. Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 14:41
    Mugadza
    Munyaradzi Mugadza, AfricaNews reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe
    University of Zimbabwe lecturer Dr Lovemore Madhuku has called on MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai to pull out of the power sharing talks since Robert Mugabe has rejected to give him the executive powers
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    Commenting on the just ended SADC heads of state summit held in South Africa, Madhuku who is the chairman of National Constitutional Assembly said it was well known that Mugabe will never give Tsvangirai the powers to rule the country.

    The SADC heads of state summit also failed to break the political impasse on Zimbabwe although the talks were also held on the sidelines of the summit.
    Madhuku said despite the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) both parties had failed to reach an agreement and end the suffering that is now threatening our human survival.

    They promised to come to some agreement in two weeks and they have not done that. They have not even told people what the reasons are. This is really a display of politicians, collectively - both ZANU PF and MDC - being extremely arrogant, Madhuku said.

    Madhuku who has been lobbying for a new people driven constitution said the Movement foe democratic Change has neglected the civic organizations in the crisis talks adding hat the opposition leader should form a united front with civic, student, churches and labour groups.

    Tsvangirai must put pressure on Robert Mugabe as has been the norm and build a united force that pushes Mugabe out. So he should pull out of the talks.
    Morgan Tsvangirai walked out of talks with Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara resulting in the power sharing talks being adjourned only to resume at the SADC heads of state summit in South Africa.

    In an interview with the New York Times, Tsvangirai revealed that it is better not to sign than sign a bad deal that would soon jeopardize the Zimbabwean people who are still to recover from the Robert Mugabe policies.


    Meanwhile Tsvangirai has embarked on a regional tour saying the situation in the country requires the input of other African leaders. He is expected to tour the Southern African region as he awaits the talks to resume in the next couple of days.

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