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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the successes being recorded in various sectors of the economy resonate with the wishes of the late Vice President, Dr Joshua Nkomo, who died on this day in 1999.
In a statement to mark 26 years after the death of Father Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa said Dr Nkomo was among a generation of heroic and selfless nationalists that continue to inspire Zimbabweans to defy the odds and scale new heights in national development.
“Dr Nkomo did not live to witness the Land Reform Programme which commenced a year after his demise. However, his clarion call for unity of purpose continued to inspire an entire nation to reclaim its heritage. The successful reclamation has inspired young farmers to break production records in agriculture subsectors such as dairy, tobacco, and horticulture. These and other success stories resonate well with the mantra, Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo/ Ilizwe Lakhiwa Ngabanikazi Balo, as the attainment of Vision 2030 draws closer.
“Inspired by Dr Nkomo and his generation of heroic and selfless nationalists, our nation continues to defy all odds and scale new heights in the socio-economic upliftment of all Zimbabweans, irrespective of race, ethnicity, colour or creed,” President Mnangagwa said.
The President said Dr Nkomo and other revolutionaries’ legacy of peace and unity will forever remain a bedrock of nation-building.
“Umdala Wethu and his generation of impeccable revolutionaries always preached peace as the bedrock of nation-building. As the Second Republic, we are using the peace dividend to implement people-oriented policies and high-impact programmes and projects in our endeavour to deliver decent livelihoods to all citizens in a free and democratic Zimbabwe,” he said.
President Mnangagwa added that the Second Republic is using the peace dividend to implement people-oriented policies and high-impact programmes and projects in the nation’s endeavour to deliver decent livelihoods to all citizens in a free and democratic Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is the current chair of the SADC region, and the head of state says the government is using this window to influence agricultural productivity and industrialisation of the regional bloc.
