Advocate Thabani Mpofu gets top post in Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance

There has been allegations of corruptions in various councils led by the MDC especially in Bulawayo where some councillors were fingered in an attempt to award a Harare company parking tenders without following due process.

Mpofu rose to fame in 2018 when he represented the MDC and Nelson Chamisa in lodging a petition at the Constitutional Court challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Tendai Chabvuta: The call to end elections in Zimbabwe at best diabolical, at worst sinister.Zimbabwe is one country that is like a child sitting on a see saw – on its way up, the feeling is exhilarating and probably nauseous, on its way down, it’s gut wrenching.The kid badly wants to get off the see saw but does not know how.

The crowds milling by proffer solutions but none of them want to face the truth that simply carrying the baby off the seat will end its misery.Zimbabwe under ZANU PF rule is once again on the precipice: exchange rates tumbling, fuel prices have hit the roof, state sponsored violence continues with impunity and the country seems to be on autopilot while the President gallivants the world.

Yet the most plausible solution the so called “Church” in the name of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) and its acolytes has seen fit is what it calls “Sabbath to Elections” for seven years.The idea presented to Zimbabweans by one Rv. Kenneth Mtata, the leader of the ZCC in a press conference a few days ago is at worst diabolic to the ethos of constitutional politics and at worst sinister an anathema to the idea of free competition that is espoused in electoral politics.At this rate, one is tempted to look for that Zimbabwean Prophet who usually talks to God on the phone and ask him to call “mwana wamai Maria” to tell him that “his flock is now abusing the word of God in support of the unthinkable in Zimbabwe”.A capitulation akin to excusing ZANU PF for its misgoverning.

There is no doubt that Zimbabweans are suffering from a collapse of social and governance systems that has seen poverty of unseen proportions in a country not at war. That the frustration is unbearable and frustrating to the “Church” is understandable.However, to want to throw in the towel and argue that since talks, negotiations and all else has seemingly failed then the alternative is to suspend the constitution and have Zimbabwe run by “selected” leaders is an affront to democracy and a capitulation to ZANU PF’s machinations and trying to excuse the party for its bad governance.

Emmerson Mnangagwa and ZANU PF are in government and they must deliver good governance. That they hold the whole country to ransom through violence, abductions and constant threats of going to war is just child’s play.For the church to come up with solutions based on such kinds of blackmailing and threats from ZANU P is not helpful and will not work.Constitutional republic vs Theocratic Government: The church looks for a seat at the governance table, The last time I checked Zimbabwe was a constitutional republic and not a theocracy.

The press statement by the “Church” seemingly tries to hide behind a finger and argues that it would recommend a referendum to ask Zimbabweans if they would want to suspend elections or not.The argument is neither here not there. What they are proposing centers around the proposed outcome – a Zimbabwean government run by appointed officials for seven years without any elections.Of course if this were to go through, the “Church” would be heavily involved and thus govern though the backdoor.That cannot be allowed.Zimbabweans are a religious lot and this is well appreciated,  The values espoused in the Bible are great and would do well if followed by our leaders.