Story by Bruce Chahwanda, Political Editor
The President and ZANU PF’s First Secretary Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country’s modernisation and industrialisation will be attained through the implementation of people centered policies that will transform livelihoods across the country.
Addressing the Central Committee at the party’s headquarters in Harare this Wednesday, President Mnangagwa said the implementation of people centred policies is meant to transform communities.
He said, “Let us strengthen our resolve to face head-on, the task before us of leading our own country; through our own wisdom and culture; using our own resources and always having faith to develop, industrialise and modernise our country, ourselves. Through the implementation of people-centred policies and unity of purpose, we shall continue to lift many out of poverty into prosperity.”
President Mnangagwa also emphasised that conferences are not talk shows hence the need to come up with resolutions that speak to the aspirations of Zimbabweans.
“Guided by the spirit and letter of this legal beacon, our collective expectation of the conference must see our party emerge rejuvenated, motivated, stronger, more united and focused on realising the necessary results to improve our quality of life. ZANU PF inzou isingamire kana ikanzwa kuwukura. Tino ramba tichingofamba, tichingofamba, tichingofamba. We remain engrossed on wholeheartedly serving the people of our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe,” he said.
The restructuring of the party was commended with members being implored to adhere to the party’s constitution and guard against infiltration.
“ZANU PF members must always be educated on the importance of genuine and correct party structures, starting at the lowest level, the cells and villages, moving up to branches and districts. If each level is correctly constituted, then the party has a sustainable base and solid foundation. There is need to always guard against infiltration and waywardness within party structures.
“We must decisively deal with abuses and not abandon our structures. Only hidden agendas create such abuses. The solution to challenges, for example within DCCs, is not to destroy the structure, but correct the anomalies, through the strict adherence to the party constitution, rules and procedures,” said the President.
President Mnangagwa encouraged party members from the grassroots level to be part of the industrialisation and modernisation agenda without losing sight of the country’s heritage.
“The party is encouraged to transmit to the grassroots, the growing importance of our ongoing industrialisation and modernisation agenda. Our structures should be participants and not mere observers of this ongoing revolution. As we modernise and industrialise, however, let us never lose sight of our culture and identity as Zimbabweans. This is the core of who we are. Our people should learn from other nations but, our distinct identity must remain intact.”
The ZANU PF national people’s conference which kicked off this Tuesday will run into the weekend under the theme “Industrialise and Modernise towards the attainment of Vision 2030.”
