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No
need to deny Tsvangirai his passport - that's childish: NCA
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
October
22, 2008
The National Constitutional
Assembly vehemently condemns behaviour exhibited by Mugabe and cronies
by denying Morgan Tsvangirai his passport.
It is NCA's belief
that every citizen is entitled to his or her constitutional rights
among those are freedom to travel. By continuously confining Mr
Morgan Tsvangirai to Emergence travel Documents (ETD), ZANU PF is
violating Tsvangirai's right to movement.
It is unfortunate that
ZANU PF has gone on a vindictive agenda directed toward Morgan Tsvangirai
for defeating Mr Mugabe in the past 29 March polls that saw Mugabe
tasting the bitter pill of defeat after 28 years at the helm.
The NCA reiterates that
until and unless ZANU PF behaves beyond party lines it will continue
losing legitimacy to govern and support not only from its foes but
even on the few who still support it as the recent behaviour has
demonstrated that ZANU PF is nothing but a party driven by emotions
rather than reason.
The NCA has never and
will never endorse an elite government that fails to respect the
wishes of the people. The current proposal of an inclusive government
is an example of such governments the NCA will forever oppose as
people voted on 29 March for leaders of their choice.
However be that as it
may the NCA feels Morgan Tsvangirai as a leader of the dominant
party in the House of Assembly and Zimbabwe's Prime Minister
needs to respected too hence the NCA calls the Registrar General
Tobaiwa Mudede to issue Tsvangirai his passport urgently.
The people of
Zimbabwe deserves better leadership than that which is demonstrated
by Mugabe and friends as on top of compromising the office of both
the President (which Mugabe unfortunately occupies) and Registrar
General it also shows how intolerant a government can be to its
citizens due to differing political ideologies.
By denying Morgan Tsvangirai
his passport Mugabe is clearly demonstrating that he has no respect
for the deal brokered by SADC that will see Tsvangirai becoming
its Prime Minister hence no respect for guarantors among them SADC,
AU and UN.
The NCA urges MDC to
spearhead street protests over the violation of constitutional rights
not only of Mr Tsvangirai by of ZANU PF's failure to respect
SADC's brokered deal as they are already acting in bad faith
by still keeping Tsvangirai in confinement.
Visit the NCA
fact
sheet
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