Story by Sifiso Sibanda
ZANU PF First Secretary and President, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the ruling party is an institution of order that stands guided by its constitution.
In his closing remarks at the 21st ZANU PF National People’s Conference in Bulawayo this Saturday, Cde Mnangagwa said all party members should follow the rules and laid down procedures.
“We emerge from this conference more united, renewed, recharged and full of vigour for the work that lies ahead. Therefore, every cadre of the party, from the cell to the national level, has a revolutionary duty to recommit to the strategic vision of our party. As leaders of various party structures, we must provide the requisite leadership and demonstrate loyalty to the party.
“We must maintain the highest degree of unity in thought, practice and action, as well as a political stance is the responsibility of all of us. We must lead by example and act in line with the overall interest of the party and country when performing our duties,” he said.
Cde Mnangagwa also stressed the need to implement resolutions of the conference saying they are the guiding campus of the party and government.
“ZANU PF is the party of liberation and the party of the future. We are a colossal mass revolutionary party and our resolutions, policies and directives affect our society and impact all sectors of the economy. Guided by our sector-specific directives issued by this conference, the concerns of our communities must be comprehensively addressed. No one and no place must be left behind.
“Our purposes must continue to be intricately linked to the progress and economic rejuvenation of our great motherland, Zimbabwe. We, the current crop of cadres, have an obligation to ensure that Zanu pf remains the driving force for peaceful development and to build our economy at an accelerated pace,” he added.
The President said high-impact social development progress must be recorded going forward.
“Constructive and programme-based grassroots engagements and mobilisation, across all party structures, will be key in delivering the desired results. No village, ward or district can be developed by bickering and divided people. Unity, unity, unity, peace and harmony are essential cogs to amplify the growth and prosperity our country seeks and deserves. Every department of the party, across all wings, must study and distil intimate programmes and activities which respond to our unique local situations, challenges and opportunities. The party structures at the grassroots level should accordingly receive the outcomes of this conference and translate these at the community level,” emphasised the Head of State.
He also commended the clarity of purpose, unity and cordial environment that characterised the conference, saying it has shamed detractors and dispelled the misinformation that was spreading to alarming levels.
“ZANU PF is a party of rules and order. The whole party must entrench this fundamental character trait. And as the curtain comes down at this historic conference, let us introspect and examine ourselves. Each of us should never consider ourselves more important than the party. Individually, we must ask ourselves if we are loyal, honest, consistent, persistent and whether we will persevere with the party. These are the traits of a revolutionary cadre of Zanu pf. Always strive to attain these traits. If you fail any one of them, one day unonanaigwa nemusangano. Those that perpetrated acts of indiscipline, some of which now extend to acts of criminality, are warned.”
The President also called on the entire nation to work hard to attain the vision of an upper-middle-income society by 2030.
