ZANU PF heavyweight Ezra Chadzamira boasted publicly on Wednesday that his party is adept at rigging polls.
Chadzamira who is the Masvingo provincial affairs minister made the remarks during a party inter-district meeting held at Chitsanga Hall in Chiredzi. He added that rigging is practised even in developed countries such as the United States of America. Said Chadzamira:
Zimbabweans should know that there was nothing like democracy under the sun, but we have guided democracy. So if you think Zimbabwe will ever be democratic, keep on dreaming.
[Donald] Trump stole the election in America, but no one burnt or looted properties like what the opposition did in Zimbabwe. Elections are being stolen everywhere, even in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), so what’s so special about the Zimbabwean situation?
MDC Alliance is full of thugs and crooks who want to justify looting and property destruction hiding behind a finger, claiming Zanu PF stole an election. Go and tell them that Zanu PF will continue to rule because we are going to use every trick in the book to win forthcoming elections.
When contacted for comment, MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume said that what the country needs right now is a dialogue that deals with the excesses of the security forces rather than provocative statements that would trigger hostilities.