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Bulawayo
Agenda calls for completion of Constitution
Bulawayo Agenda
October 04, 2012
The constitution
making process should now come to a definite end and the peoples'
views should not be replaced by partisan views said Bulawayo Agenda
Chairperson, Royal Ntini while congratulating the MDC-T party on
its thirteenth anniversary last Saturday.
The chairman
challenged COPAC to ensure that devolution of power is not altered
by a coterie of individuals in the turbulent Government
of National Unity who are opposed to it. He said political parties
should respect what the people said during the constitution outreach
process.
Specifically
addressing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who is also the President
of the MDC-T, Ntini said:
"As we
complete the constitution making process, we call upon your office
and party to push for the completion of the constitution making
process and ensure that it reflects the people's views on
devolution of power among other things. Bulawayo Agenda has consulted
widely in the six provinces in which it works and people have told
us that they want devolution of power."
There are fears
that devolution of power is bit by bit being eroded at every stage
of the constitution making process.
According to
Copac co-chairperson, Douglas Mwonzora, 6 out of 10 provinces clearly
demanded devolution of power ahead of centralization. The remaining
4 are said to have demanded direct control of their natural resources
which legal experts have said can only be delivered thorugh devolution
of power.
Other civil
society organizations representatives also congratulated the MDC-T
on its anniversary and also challenged it to champion the development
discourse in the country.
The anniversary
celebrations where held at the White City Stadium. Earlier on that
day, Bulawayo Agenda had facilitated an interface meeting between
civil society and the Prime Minister where a number of development-related
issues such and unemployment amidst company exodus from Bulawayo,
water shortages, the constitution making process, elections among
others where tackled.
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