MDC Alliance has been told to allow party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to challenge party president Nelson Chamisa for the presidency.
The Daily News editor said that if Chamisa is a real democrat, he must call off his dogs. The report reads in part:
If the MDC Alliance upholds democracy, Mwonzora must be allowed to run without all this unnecessary controversy.
There is no need for all this maximum anger being conveyed against Dougie, a name his allies call him with, which in some instance is carrying with it an implicit threat to harm him.
The venom being directed against Mwonzora will certainly create the type of distractions that the MDC Alliance does not need. It will lead to disaster.Of course, a challenge for Chamisa is a cold shower of sorts. But if Chamisa is indeed a Democrat, he must call off his dogs. If Chamisa is strong enough, there is nothing to fear.
There is absolutely no need to marginalise Mwonzora. The Zanu PF youth leader Lewis Matutu, who did some scenario-building about the election in the MDC, was just giving his opinion, which for all we care, has nothing to do with Dougie.
… Challenging Chamisa must be acceptable. The MDC leader must keep a close watch on his political activists.
Mwonzora is a credible candidate. All he needs to do is to come up with a convincing argument on why he thinks he is the best man to take the party forward.