Staff Reporter
FIREBRAND Zimbabwean politician Job Sikhala has castigated MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai for controversially amending the party's constitution to prolong his party leadership, a development which he says likened him to perennial dictator Robert Mugabe.
Sikhala was reacting to reports than Morgan Tsvangirai successfully amended the party's constitution to allow him stay longer as supreme leader of the MDC-T. These developments come only three months after President Mugabe was also endorsed as supreme leader of ZANU-PF, allowing him to continue leading despite his advanced age of 85.
Sikhala who now leads a third breakaway of the MDC after falling away with deputy Prime Minister Aurthur Mutambara, said the amendment of the main MDC constitution did not reflect the very ldeals of democracy under which the party was founded.
He said such a development was a total deviation and betrayal of people of Zimbabwe who have remained loyal to the MDC despite gross abuses and harrassment by President Mugabe.
Sikhala who is Tsvangirai's former defence secretary said: “I read about it in the media. I have tried to get some official position from the top but its not forthcoming. It is very confusing as it is, and very sad indeed. I hope it did not happen at all. If it happened, then we are slowly turning into a new Zanu”
"In 1980 we all blindly followed Mugabe as he kept on changing the constitution. Instead of restraining Mugabe, we all chanted ZANU-PF slogans as such Mugabe took us for granted. Today, we are the same people who have turned around, too late though to realise what kind of a monster we have created in Mugabe," he said.
"Zimbabweans should try and prevent such things from happening again. I feel the MDC-T has abandoned its founding principles which we had all agreed upon in 1999. There is no excuse in that. Its very sad to see Tsvangirai marching in the same footsteps of Robert Mugabe. " he said.
"I am appalled because the party did not follow proper procedures in amending the constitution as required, and, yet, no one seems to be standing up to stop this madness. The MDC is slowly sliding into another ZANU-PF" he said.
"I fear that the MDC-T is now deviating from the founding principles which distinguishes it as a new order different from Zanu-PF.," Sikhala said.
He added that, after such an "unfortunate" development, it was going to be difficult to distinguish the MDC from ZANU-PF.
“If it is true that the constitution was changed overnight, then we have deviated from the fundamentals upon which the party was formed. It is an extremely sad development” he said.
Sikhala claimed that the amendment was done by a few MDC-T officials close to the Prime Minister Tsvangirai.
Many of the MDC-T MPs expressed shock at the news of the amendment. One of the MPs who requested anonymity said there was a lot of disgruntlement in the senior ranks of the party over to autocratic emendment of the constitution.
"Most of us are really worried because it looks like we are grooming another Mugabe. If one can analysed the rise of President Mugabe from 1980 - how he was praised around the world and even knighted by the British Queen, yet back home he was killing 20 000 Ndebeles without international retraints, its exactly what we are seeing today. Even Tsvangirai was last week in Spain to get his Award yet back home he had autocratically changed the party's constitution in a very unacceptable way," the MP told The Zim Diaspora.
"What are we going to tell our grandchildren, for they will accuse of grooming dictators. Its sad because even the media does not seem to outrightly condemn this as many journalists even fear that exposing Tsvangirai can be risk business in this morden Zimbabwe," he said.
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written by RYTON DZIMIRI, October 16, 2009
SADDAM, HITTLER, MOMBUTU,IDI AMIN, SLOBODAN MILESOVICH VAKATONGA IMBWA DZICHINGOHUKURA.
MUCHAZIVA BASA REMBWA NGUVA PFUPI IRIKUTEVERA.
written by tinashe, October 16, 2009
written by Zifiso, October 16, 2009
I think you are a very ignorant man. Thats the same perception Mugabe has created in Zimbabwe that he is the only man who can be president of Zimbabwe. Shame, what a low thinker! Everyone was brave, the tortured, some were burnt, the murdered think about those papa.
written by Mazuvamana Musiwandinofa, October 16, 2009
written by Chinotimba we harare, October 16, 2009
written by mokoena, October 16, 2009
written by Virginia Gumede, October 16, 2009
written by Maidei, October 16, 2009
Women of Zimbabwe arise and free this nation. Zimbabwean men have failed to lead us to freedom.
written by Zifiso, October 16, 2009
written by wrtten by FS October 16, 2009, October 16, 2009
written by Myekeleni Manzini, October 16, 2009
written by Ahaa, October 16, 2009
written by Ryton Dzimiri, October 16, 2009
HOWEVER SOME CHOOSE TO DENY THAT THEY HAVE THE DISEASE AND THEY DIE UNNECESSARILY.
MOST OF OUR AFRICAN BROTHERS IN POLITICS DO NOT WANT TO BE TOLD TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN THEIR DISEASED POLITICS.
SAME AS THE VOTERS. THINGS HAPPEN THAT SHOULD NOT AND THE PERPETRATORS KEEP REPEATING BECAUSE THERE IS NO PUNISHMENT TO A LEADER IN AFRICAN POLITICS. ALL THERE IS IS BLIND ALLIGENCE.
IN THE WEST, YOU MESS UP, YOU ARE OUT. EVEN THEIR ECONOMY IS WITNESS THAT POLITICS MUST BE CONDUCTED THAT WAY.
UNLESS WE DIAGNOSE OUR OWN DIESES, WE WILL PERISH.
written by Deadb4Hague, October 16, 2009
written by Ryton Dzimiri, October 16, 2009
written by tinashe, October 16, 2009
If its true what is said about MDC constitution its wrong regardless of who says it even if is a donkey.
Lets stop worshiping leaders if they are wrong they are wrong.
Many people lost their lives to bring about total change and democracy but not fanika lo
written by BOBO, October 16, 2009
written by Vasiye, October 16, 2009
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When I say Tsvangirai, that entails all the murdered, totured and maimed. Zvakangofanana nekuti Mugabe, it is not just Mugabe asi all his people as well. I expected you to figure that out...it was as easy as ABC.