Thread by @Laque_davis

1] @nelsonchamisa:

"The future is very bright, exciting & solid because we have a solid, hardworking, peaceful & committed people who are conscious about their Great country. A country if supported by all our efforts as a people on account of our co-competencies, would do well"

2] @nelsonchamisa:

"I see Zimbabwe as the Switzerland of Africa if not better. Not just for Africa, but for the whole world. The prospects are very high. Where we are is a bit difficult on account of a deficit of Leadership."

3] @nelsonchamisa:

"We have everything we need in this country, from natural resources; human resources; character and content of our populace. All the thing we have are very good, including the climate. The only thing we dont have, and need to correct, is the Leadership"

4] @nelsonchamisa:

"We have been sweating under a contested political situation. The illegitimacy factor has been affecting our country. People chose a Leadership but the courts decided for the people, who the leader is supposed to be. That disconnect is what's causing problems"

5] @nelsonchamisa:

"Mr Mnangagwa cannot inspire the population and the nation because he does not have the will; the legitimate consent and support of our people and that's why we have problems. We need to correct the Leadership question."

6] @nelsonchamisa:

"Maintenance of a road is a simple function of any serious gov. Can't be something people have to harp about. We need real motorways, construction of spaghetti roads. I've not seen any. The country has gone backwards. We've exhausted, tired & portholed roads"

7] @nelsonchamisa:

"We need to debunk this myth that we are in control of local authorities. We were elected but are not in charge. Local authorities are affected by the command structure of our politics. Central government controls local authorities by dictating budgets."

8] @nelsonchamisa:

" The ultimate signing & authorisation of budgets is done by the Min of Local Gov. He's responsible for recalling Councillors. He's in charge of the Local Gov Board responsible for hiring & firing senior officials. He's in charge of Ministerial directives".

9] @nelsonchamisa:

" The absence of devolution is affecting the ability of local authorities to articulate their programs and activities. We need to move from this command and control structure to a devolved structure. Devolution is the next revolution"

10] @nelsonchamisa:

"We were elected but nolonger have control. ZanuPF & Zanu-lite are taking over all the councils. We are contesting this. We need a reform of the local gov laws, i.e. Urban & Rural council's Acts so that we give autonomy & authority to our local authorities".

11] @nelsonchamisa:

"..look at the turn of events & tone of our politics, you can't doubt who the Leader is. We are the Leadership, that's why Zanu even responds & behaves like an Opp. But we have responsibility without authority, which has been our problem in local authority."

12] @nelsonchamisa:

"Things have started changing. Look & listen to Zanu. Everyday they're celebrating having people coming from @mdczimbabwe because they know we are the real game in town. Everyday they are blaming us, & its because we have what it takes to turn things around"

13] @nelsonchamisa:

"Dont confuse the MDC. We aren't interested in the ZanuPF creation. You can be in Parly or in heaven, it doesn't matter. We are in the hearts of the people. Zanu can create it's own Opp which can be in Parly or Councils controlled by Zanu, it doesnt matter"

14] @nelsonchamisa:

"Our organisation has been strengthened. We are excited that bad apples have been flushed out. Who would celebrate having a basket full of bad apples and when those bad apples are gotten rid off, you must be proud. We are so excited."

15] @nelsonchamisa:

"So why would you come to a party that doesnt have a name? Why are you even talking to a person leading a nameless party? Don't listen to Zanu, they will corrupt your mind. Look at what the people are saying. We are the only game in town, we've been chosen."

16] @nelsonchamisa:

"..even in the region, our stoke of support and legitimacy has been increasing. We are acknowledged & recognised as a key player globally & internationally. Not out of conjecture, guesswork or accident, but because we are the only game in town."

17] @nelsonchamisa

"The party isn't nameless. It's called @mdczimbabwe. We contested; asked for votes from the people; were voted; went into Parliament; went to court contesting results against Mnangagwa and even got our allocation of PPFA money as MDC-ALLIANCE."

18] @nelsonchamisa:

"They knew us, they know us as MDC-ALLIANCE. The fact that they haven't been able to handle us, and that they are trying to deconstruct us, doesn't we are deconstructed."

19] @nelsonchamisa:

" You will find us with a proper name, distinct from any other names because we see they want to bank on the confusion. It's not about the labelling and condemning that's being done by ZanuPF. It's about who we are, and we know our identity."

20] @nelsonchamisa

"Why should I give pointers to our detractors in Zanu? I'm not like Samson who was asked by Delilah the source of his strength. I'm not Samson. I'll not reveal the plan. We have plans, tactics & strategies and that's why we are still standing."

21] @nelsonchamisa

"We wont share and trade secrets with our opponents. They can ask for a plan, they won't get it. Those who believe in us, understand us, those whom we are leading, understand where we are going. There is a formula to our approach and its understood."

22] @nelsonchamisa:

"When they (ZanuPF) want to blame for whatever they think are excesses or weaknesses in local authorities, it's Chamisa's people. When they want to recall people and want to give accolades to their own people, they belong to MDC-T."

23] @nelsonchamisa:

"This year we said we are focusing on the People's Agenda, Reform Agenda, Alternative Gov Angenda, Global Agenda & the Citizens Convergence Agenda. All those things are significantly flowing. We are anchored on the people."

24] @nelsonchamisa

"ED has become a victim of the demon that attacked Ian Smith. That demon attacks everybody who occupies a position in this country. What do you want me to say when ED is hallucinating when he says he will be there in 2023 when we all know he won't be there".

25] @nelsonchamisa

On calling for sanctions

"I must thank ZanuPF and Goerge Charamba for giving us a lot of power & authority. They are convinced we are the only ones that can talk to the international community. That's a bill of confidence in us and we thank them for that."

26] @nelsonchamisa

"We have never meant anything that's against the country's interests. The biggest sanction we have is corruption which has become the country's religion. Everywhere, every sector, every corner is buffeted with corruption."

27] @nelsonchamisa:

"Look at fuel, pple go to RBZ, get money at the official rate, but sell it in black market USD rate. The auction system has become a form of corruption where people go for racketeering. It's a fertilised ground for corruption. Corruption has become endemic"

28] @nelsonchamisa

"How much are we losing in gold? 6 kgs disappear with one person at the airport. Noone is arrested, its simply a thing of catch and release. Those are the things we should be dealing with, not accusing the @mdczimbabwe."

29] @nelsonchamisa

"Why are people being abducted? Why arrest our journalists & professionals being arrested? Why arrest the Opposition? Why use food as a political weapon? Why are being being persecuted for demonstrating? Why are our people being violated and brutalized?"

30] @nelsonchamisa:

"Why point a finger at another when four are pointing at you Mr Mnangagwa? Fix the governance problem. Respect your people. Stop rigging elections. Respect citizens. Those are the things we need to fix."

31] @nelsonchamisa

"Ofcourse there are sanctions, invited by Zanu on account of their delinquent & truant behaviour. When you terrorize your citizens and you want to have relations with you neighbour, they will tell you that we wont have any relations with you."

32] @nelsonchamisa

" Its actually dum for ZanuPF to go to SADC seeking help in removing sanctions. The most important thing is to go those people who placed sanctions, have a conversation on issues they have problems with us. That's modern business, Leadership & politics."

33] @nelsonchamisa

"The fact that we are haggling over who and what caused sanctions tells you we have a crisis in this country. Its absence of a conversation. I've said to Mr Mnangagwa, come let's reason together. Let's have proper dialogue not this POLAD thing.".

34] @nelsonchamisa

"POLAD is not a legitimate platform for a conversation. Its created as a command & control platform. We are not a choir. We need a conversation. We are not poodles and puppets. We are Principals & adults. We are citizens. Let's have a matured conversation."

35] @nelsonchamisa

"We dont support an amendment of the constitution that's not backed by the people & what's good for Zimbabwe. The amendment are a project of elite-pacting & unilateralism by Mr ED & his party. They didn't consult citizens & the citizens didnt support it."

36] @nelsonchamisa

"You saw in 2018 that there was illegitimacy around the election of the president. With recalls, illegitimacy is migrating into Parliament. With the dispute around the CJ, illegitimacy is now migrating and gravitating towards the judiciary."

37] @nelsonchamisa

"Its not good when you have leaders presiding over key institutions coming in a manner that is controversial. It tells you something is wrong. Something is rotten in Denmark. Something is bad in Zimbabwe and we must be able to fix these problems."

38] @nelsonchamisa

"I'm the one who appointed Mwonzora after he had failed to secure a seat as a MP in Nyanga & Highfield. He came to me & asked to be accommodated on the list of Senators. We had convince Mutsekwa to step aside . We also had to accommodate Komichi and Mudzuri"

39] @nelsonchamisa

"At the 2014 Congress,they know what they did including the role of the state. It released money without following RBZ procedures, to some pple in the party as a way of stopping NC. This project started way back & we had a deep conversation with MRT about it"

40] @nelsonchamisa

"We're a big organisation. The bigger the size, the bigger the risks & hazards of infiltration. An elephant will always have elephant problems.A rat will always have rat problems.Size determines the size of your challenges, but we've been able to manage them"

41] @nelsonchamisa

"You have people getting open support from the state to take over, illegally & criminally the headquarters of the party. We are waiting for the SC to determine this issue. We haven't responded radically, to give peace a change but we will get back everything"

42] @nelsonchamisa

"We can takeover HH any time and they won't be able to stop us. But we dont want fights because that's what ZanuPF is banking on. We want the courts to deal with this issues, if they fail we will resort to other measures to secure the people's cause."

43] @nelsonchamisa

"Harvest House, we were occupying it as people who were possessing it, but not out of ownership because it is owned elsewhere as a separate thing. It does not belong to the party."

44] @nelsonchamisa

"Is there any sign of maturity in the way this country is being managed and governed? When you find a person who refuses to move away from being a party leader, to a national leader. Mr Mnangagwa be national, be a statesman, be a father, be a shepherd."

45] @nelsonchamisa

"Mnangagwa chooses to go back to his recesses as a crocodile in the party. We need a crocodile for the nation. He chooses to go back. Immaturity is a sign of being unable to bring people together, to move the nation forward. To heal the wounds of the past."

46] @nelsonchamisa

"Dont be a victim of ageism. There's nothing wrong with being young. If you look at all leaders now octogenarians & nonagenarians, when did they start active politics? All incompetent people resort to ageism, sexism & other isms to try & disqualify others."

47] @nelsonchamisa

"Maturity is when you're able to understand that your country is more important than yourself,& you dont turn the country into a warzone. We must be honoured and thanked for making sure we dont resort to adventuristic tendencies against the people's will."

48] @nelsonchamisa

"Eddie Cross has tasted the other side. He's benefiting from this gov with his projects in Kwekwe, Vic Falls & his second pipeline with no tender, parliamentary process. What do you expect from such a comrade now a victim of the politics of a feeding trough?"

49] @nelsonchamisa

"Cross has joined a parasitic coalition of crony capitalists & greedy politicians.We must understand his appetite informs his warped thought processes"

"We are not a neo-liberal party.We can't be an outfit of capital, oppression or international imperialism"

50] @nelsonchamisa

"I wouldn't be where I am without an understanding of the economy. In any event, it's not just Chamisa the person. I lead a team with fantastic economists. That's why we've engaged people like my brother Nkosana Moyo to say, if you've the best brains, come."

51] @nelsonchamisa

"Pres Mnangagwa, think about people who are hopeless, penniless, homeless, who have nothing. When you think about them, see a reason to come together. Why do you want to leave a legacy of destruction & corruption. Let's fix our country. Let's work together."

52] @nelsonchamisa

"Citizens, together we can make this a great country. Come let us reason together. Convergence of all citizens for change is the only solution & I invite you, join us. Young and old, let's do it together. Remember to register to vote, and to defend the vote"