Govt Threatens To Arrest Chamisa Over Results Speech

The Government has threatened CCC President Nelson Chamisa with arrest following his bold election declaration over the weekend.

On Sunday, Chamisa held a rally at the 30 000-seater White City Stadium in Bulawayo, which was filled to the brim.

He also took the chance to introduce the party’s candidates in the upcoming elections slated for 23 August at the event. This was also meant to clear the confusion emanating from the double candidate scandal rocking the main opposition party.

During his speech, Nelson Chamisa declared that he would not accept any result that does not declare him the winner of the Presidential poll.

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He said:

“We are briefing all the delegations. I am briefing the Chinese delegation today [20 August 2023], I am briefing the Commonwealth. They all want to hear our views, and we have told them that any result that will put [President Emmerson] Mnangagwa ahead of Chamisa is a fake result.”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting services, Nick Mangwana, expressed displeasure at Chamisa:

“This is dangerous posturing. We have seen how this affected countries like the US recently. We have this posturing causing problems in 2018. Let’s make responsible utterances for the sake of our Nation.”

George Charamba, the Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications in the Office of the President of Zimbabwe, was more bold in his assertion.

He tweeted using his Twitter account, @Tinoedzazvimwe1:

“TINOKAVHARIRA KAKADA KURASA MUSWE!!!!! 2018 will not recur this time around!!!! Pabatei ipapo maYERO!!! (We will lock him up if he wants to be indisciplined. 2018 will not recur this time around!!!! Remember that CCC supporters!!!).”

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Chamisa is holding his last rally on Monday at Robert Mugabe Square dubbed ‘Game Over’ and thousands are flocking at the venue to hear him speak ahead of the watershed elections on August 23.

Meanwhile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa held his last Cabinet meeting on Monday.