I personally did not accept that the 2018 Parliamentary results were legitimate because the entire election was illegal and unconstitutional. That said obviously Chamisa did better than MPs but it was academic because ZANU PF would never have allowed him to govern.
I am also the first to admit that we have much work to do to make the @mdczimbabwe efficient; where I criticise @DrStephenChan is his seeming failure to state the obvious - that ZANU PF has used every possible State institution illegally to try to destroy the MDC A.
It is simplistic to say "fix the party". Even if we had the most efficient party it still has to deal with the illegal ongoing attempt to utterly destroy the party. If those facts are not acknowledged then we have no basis for a logical debate.
Likewise it is simply false to say that the @mdczimbabwe is just "one man". Whilst @nelsonchamisa remains Zimbabwe's most popular individual politician, the MDC Alliance is much more than him, both in its leadership, structures and policies.

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19 Jun 20
I have noted the allegations made by Mr Mashakada reported in the Herald this week alleging that senior leaders of the the MDC A have been involved in misuse of party funds. This is a baseless accusation which serves a ZANU PF agenda.
As the public will know this isn’t the first time allegations have been made like this. In this regard I repeat what I have stated before - namely that since taking office I have implemented systems designed to combat fraud and misuse of party funds.
I'm not aware of any misuse of party funds since becoming Treasurer General in 2019. I also stress that MDC A President Nelson Chamisa is not a signatory to our accounts & has always insisted on the highest levels of integrity & probity in all matters financial or administrative.
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5 Jun 20
The MDC Alliance HQ building has been forceably taken over in the dead of night by youths supported, I am told, by armed soldiers & police. This is a privately owned building which we were in lawful possession of. This action is brazenly unlawful.
The only person who is entitled to forceably take over a privately owned building is the Sheriff of the High Court of #Zimbabwe armed with a court order. This did not happen. We have never received any such court application or order.
There is a spurious allegation made in a letter circulating purportedly written by @DMwonzora that @nelsonchamisa agreed to this action. This is patently false - no consent was given. If consent was given why was it necessary to use armed soldiers to take over the building?
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