ZANU-PF
last
year
adopted
a
resolution
at
its
Annual
National
People’s
Conference
in
Bulawayo
calling
for
Mnangagwa’s
second
term
to
be
extended
beyond
its
current
limit.
Speaking
at
the
Zimbabwe
Charity
Dinner
in
Harare
on
Saturday
night,
Chamisa
warned
that
any
attempt
to
force
through
constitutional
changes
to
keep
Mnangagwa
in
power
could
plunge
the
country
into
paralysis. He
said:
“Next
year
is
an
extraordinary
year.
(Hakudyiwi
rinopisa).
We
will
mobilise
and
organise
ourselves.“They
can
go
to
Parliament
and
fast-track
the
amendment,
but
it
is
nothing.
People
are
the
government.
Don’t
play
with
the
people.“You
can
effect
the
amendment
overnight,
but
that’s
joking.
This
country
belongs
to
the
people.”
Chamisa
said
ZANU-PF
has
no
authority
to
make
decisions
on
behalf
of
the
entire
nation,
stressing
that
any
issue
of
national
importance
must
involve
all
citizens.
He
also
brushed
aside
claims
that
the
opposition
is
too
weak
to
resist
the
proposed
2030
agenda,
insisting
that
Zimbabweans
still
have
the
capacity
to
organise
and
push
back
when
their
constitutional
rights
are
threatened.
Said
Chamisa:
“Some
may
say,
will
you
be
able
to
do
it,
yes
we
can.
We
can
bring
this
country
to
a
standstill
if
we
want,
at
any
time.”
However,
critics
remain
sceptical
about
Chamisa’s
political
dealings,
associations
and
intentions.
They
point
to
the
fact
that
the
charity
dinner
where
he
made
the
remarks
was
allowed
to
proceed,
while
events
organised
by
outspoken
opposition
figure
Job
Sikhala,
including
his
book
launch
and
birthday
celebrations,
were
disrupted
by
authorities.
Some
critics
have
gone
further,
accusing
Chamisa
of
being
compromised
or
paid
by
members
of
the
ruling
elite
to
give
false
hope
to
the
public.
No
evidence
has
been
produced
to
support
these
claims.
Chamisa
has
firmly
rejected
the
allegations,
dismissing
suggestions
that
he
was
“bought”
and
maintaining
that
he
remains
committed
to
the
pursuit
of
democratic
change.