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Youth Assembly 101% behind the Yes Vote
MDC
Youth Assembly
September
24, 2012
The final draft
of the Constitution is a commendable step towards the achievement
of the free and democratic Zimbabwe that we have been fighting for
in the last decade. A Supreme Constitution promoting fundamental
human rights which include social, cultural and economic rights
is responsive to our call for a culture of constitutionalism and
a free society.
We cannot resist
applauding our COPAC leaders for articulating the people's
views in coming up with a
reform-oriented draft that has captured most of all the outstanding
key areas of reform including media freedom, security sector reform,
gender equity, judicial independence, an independent prosecuting
authority and other independent commissions and institutions that
support our democracy.
We are content
that this draft will go a long way in creating a constitution that
fulfils the wishes and aspirations of our people's quest for
a free Zimbabwe for all that live in it. The MDC Youth Assembly
strongly believes that the draft represents the voice of the people
who participated in the outreach programme that was held throughout
the country. ZANU PF on the other hand is unrepentantly trying to
smuggle their party agendas to protect what's left of their
grip on power. Lest they forget, they were causing chaos and pandemonium
during the outreach forgetting that a Constitution is a document
made up of the people's views on how they want to be governed
rather than a tool for consolidating power.
They have gone
on, behind closed doors, to make a total of 266 changes to the official
draft. That is unacceptable and it has to stop now. We cannot continue
to entertain Zanu PF's petty partisan politics, the people
must speak.
Faced with this
predicament as a nation, also noting the endorsement of the Draft
by the three parties in the GPA,
the Assembly has resolved:
- To endorse
the draft in its entirety and rally behind the party`s position
on the same
- To reject
in totality attempts to re-open and/or re-negotiate the draft
by any of three political parties in the GPA
- To embrace
SADC recommendations for the parties in the GPA to adhere to the
election roadmap encapsulated in the GPA
- To go out
in full force to mobilize our supporters and allies to support
the YES vote in the referendum
This is the
constitution of the people, by the people and no political party
is bigger than the people it represents. If ZANU PF wants to write
a constitution, they are free to write one for their party and not
for the country. No negotiations on the draft, the people's
views must be respected at all costs!!!
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