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AASU
press statement on Zimbabwe
All
Africa Students Union (AASU)
July 22, 2008
The All Africa
Students Union (AASU) wishes to express its joy over the recent
development in Zimbabwe characterized by the signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding between the conflicting parties in the country.
There is no doubt that what is happening in Zimbabwe today is the
triumph of reasoning over personal pride and greed, that witness
the senseless murder of innocent lives particularly that of women
and children. It is also a demonstration that we as Africans can
find solutions to our problems.
The leadership of the
ZANU PF and the MDC should realize that what they decide to do now
will affect the destiny of the people in Zimbabwe; therefore, they
should not allow their good and genuine intentions to be eclipsed
by greed, selfishness or the suspicion that one party's actions
are being influenced by external forces.
They should see themselves
as Zimbabweans, regardless the colour of one's skin. After
all, the continuous instability and the unacceptable violence and
economic conditions do not benefit any one in that once, prosperous
nation called Zimbabwe.
We wish to also call
on comrade Mugabe as a matter of genuine peace and unity to with
immediate effect suspend operations and dismantle the armed groups
within the ZANU PF youth wing. The West and China must this time
around refrain from getting involved in the domestic affairs of
Zimbabwe by applying pressure covertly on the parties to act in
certain ways. If they do so, they must know they are not acting
on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe.
The last thing we as
a Union and we believe many progressive organizations want in Zimbabwe
is the judiciary, the police and other security agencies that can
not stand the dictatorship of one single individual.
Long live Zimbabwe
Long live Africa
Ibrrahim Murtala
Deputy Secretary General
0244156301
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