The
resolution,
confirmed
by
provincial
Secretary
for
Administration
Misheck
Nyarubero,
has
triggered
shockwaves
across
the
country.
Critics
warn
that
the
move
is
nothing
short
of
a
constitutional
coup,
designed
to
tear
apart
the
limits
placed
on
presidential
terms
and
cement
Mnangagwa’s
grip
on
power.
“This
is
not
leadership
—
it’s
theft
of
the
people’s
future,”
one
political
analyst
fumed.
“By
pushing
this
2030
agenda,
ZANU
PF
is
saying
the
Constitution
is
meaningless,
and
the
suffering
of
millions
of
Zimbabweans
does
not
matter.”
For
ordinary
citizens,
the
development
feels
like
a
betrayal.
While
families
struggle
with
hunger,
hospitals
collapse,
and
unemployment
soars,
the
ruling
elite
is
fixated
on
rewriting
the
law
for
Mnangagwa’s
survival.
“We
voted
for
a
president
to
serve
the
nation,
not
to
cling
onto
power
like
a
monarch,”
a
Harare
resident
said.
Observers
have
described
the
Mashonaland
West
endorsement
as
the
first
step
in
a
wider
campaign
to
bulldoze
constitutional
amendments
through
the
ruling
party’s
structures
before
presenting
them
as
national
consensus.
Human
rights
groups
have
already
warned
that
the
2030
agenda
is
a
direct
violation
of
the
will
of
the
people,
expressed
in
the
Constitution
that
clearly
limits
presidential
terms.
“This
is
a
dangerous
betrayal
of
the
liberation
struggle,”
another
critic
said.
“Our
parents
and
grandparents
fought
for
freedom
and
democracy,
not
for
one
man
to
rule
indefinitely.
This
2030
agenda
is
dictatorship
dressed
in
party
slogans.”
As
the
endorsement
gains
momentum,
the
nation
now
faces
a
constitutional
and
political
crisis.
The
choice
is
stark:
defend
the
integrity
of
the
Constitution,
or
allow
the
2030
agenda
to
drag
Zimbabwe
deeper
into
authoritarian
rule.
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