While
welcoming
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
to
the
Zanu
PF
star
rally
on
Saturday
at
Nyele
Primary
in
Bulilima
District,
Ndlovu
said
the
ruling
party
was
more
organised
than
the
CCC,
whose
candidate
selection
process
had
been
marred
by
controversy
and
publicly
referred
to
the
opposition
party
as
“confused
cockroaches.”
“Matabeleland
South
province
is
well
organised,
we
don’t
even
have
a
single
independent
candidate
here
in
Zanu
PF
while
there
are
others
who
are
confused.
We
wonder
if
they
are
a
Convention
for
Confused
Cockroaches
because
what
happened
during
nomination
day
shows
you
can’t
give
them
a
chance
to
lead
a
village,
now
what
more
if
they
are
to
lead
a
country,”
he
said.
According
to
the
Zanu
PF
provincial
chair,
Matabeleland
South
was
under
opposition
control
for
13
years,
from
2000
to
2013,
but
failed
to
make
a
difference
in
the
province.
“We
know
how
it
is
to
be
under
the
opposition
in
various
districts
here
in
Matabeleland
South.
Matabeleland
South
was
fully
liberated
in
2013
and
the
development
that
has
come
under
Zanu
PF
is
astounding,”
Ndlovu
claimed.
Ndlovu
who
is
also
the
Minister
of
Environment
,
Climate,
Tourism
and
Hospitality
Industry,
challenged
the
opposition
to
show
what
it
achieved
for
Matabeleland
South.
“For
the
record,
we
challenge
the
opposition
to
say
what
it
has
done
from
2002
to
2013
while
we
shall
tell
them
that
from
2013
to
now,
Zanu
PF
worked.
From
2018
to
now,
under
Mnangagwa’s
leadership,
his
works
are
evident,”
said
the
provincial
chairperson.
He
also
thanked
President
Mnangagwa
for
choosing
to
visit
Bulilima
and
commemorate
the
anniversary
of
the
late
nationalist,
Joshua
Mqabuko
Nkomo
of
Matabeleland
South
who
died
on
July
1,
in
1999.
“We
want
to
thank
you
because
today
(Saturday)
is
a
big
day.
It
was
a
Thursday
in
July
1,
at
9am
when
the
late
(former)
president,
Robert
Mugabe,
announced
the
passing
of Umdala
Wethu,
Father
Zimbabwe.
Today
is
July
1
and
you
chose
to
be
here
on
this
big
day,
where
Zimbabweans
celebrate
the
works
of
Nkomo’s
life,
who
offered
himself
to
liberate
this
country,
build
the
country
and
unite
people,”
Ndlovu
said.
Ndlovu
added
that
in
honour
of
Nkomo,
who
hailed
from
Matabeleland
South,
people
in
the
province
will
vote
for
Zanu
PF.
“In
Nkomo’s
honour
and
in
honour
of
your
hard
work,
Matabeleland
South
will
not
go
to
the
opposition
ever
again,”
claimed
the
provincial
chair
who
said
that
in
the
past
three
years,
President
Mnangagwa
has
visited
various
parts
of
Matabeleland
South.
“You
have
been
to
Beitbridge,
Gwanda,
Insiza,
Matobo
and
Mangwe.
Today
you
are
here
in
Bulilima.
We
had
a
president
who
for
33
years
did
not
come
here
but
you
in
four
years
have
been
here
and
uplifted
development
in
our
province.”
Ndlovu
also
said
the
province
was
grateful
that
President
Mnangagwa
had
revived
the
Joshua
Mqabuko
Polytechnic
in
Gwanda
which
had
been
lying
idle
for
years.
“
For
more
than
40
years
we
wanted
a
polytechnic
to
impart
skills
to
the
young
and
in
two
years
it
is
finished,
we
don’t
have
the
words
to
thank
you.
In
three
years,
Gwanda
State
University
is
up,
you
also
provided
cows
for
projects
and
things
are
moving.
We
have
Thulimanyangwe
Dam
that
you
are
building
for
us.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
the
irrigation
schemes
here
in
Bulilima,”
said
Ndlovu.
“The
party
in
the
province
is
grateful
for
your
work,
the
party
members
will
vote
for
you
on
August
23,
2023.
We
thank
you
for
coming
here
to
enjoy
with
us
in
Bulilima,
before
people
proceed
to
enjoy
again
in
Maphisa
(where
Zanu
PF
was
hosting
two
rallies
at
these
respective
places
in
honour
of
Dr
Nkomo’s
legacy.”