Staff Reporter
Citizens Coalition for Change Deputy Interim Spokesperson, Gift ‘Ostallos’ Siziba,
has admitted that Pre-Election Pact on Electoral Reforms (PREPARE) was nothing but a failed electoral academic document crafted to lure other opposition parties into a coalition ahead of the 2023 Harmonised General Elections.
Siziba is said to have intimated that the recently launched PREPARE document by CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa, was a failed scheme to lure other opposition political parties into forming a coalition against ZANU PF in the upcoming Harmonised General Elections.
“Siziba confided that the PREPARE document was a covert attempt to try and entice other opposition political parties to form a coalition party with CCC ahead of the 2023 Elections,” said the source.
The source added, “He also admitted that despite the enthusiasm by his party, this document did not yield the anticipated results as it was rubbished by other major opposition parties citing it as just an uninformed academic document.”
By admitting that the document lacks substance, Siziba echoes Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) party president, Linda Masarira’s sentiments that Chamisa’s PREPARE electoral document lacks pragmatism and that it is just academic in nature. Masarira also indicated that the document lacked proper consultation from relevant stakeholders.
“The current CCC PREPARE electoral document lacks pragmatism and is just academic in its nature. A pact is a misnomer since no other party, outside CCC is in agreement with this; neither was any party consulted. Calling it a pact is an insult to the basic understanding of the English language to say the least. It’s laughable to say that a printed paper without a signature from any party is called a pact at law.
“It’s a document without any action plan. If the Government of Zimbabwe would read this document, there would be no real tangible solutions worth implementing because it lacks specific action plans,” said Masarira.
In another interview, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirayi (MDC-T) Morgan Komichi reiterated that the document lacked proper consultation from relevant stakeholders.
“I don’t want to condemn their efforts but we must complement their effort so as to improve the document. Opposition parties should have a common electoral reform document and make demands with one voice,” said Komichi.
