Vote for God-fearing candidates: MP
Nqobile Ngwenya
Citizen’s Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament of Parliament for Hwange West has urged the electorate in the resort city of Victoria Falls to vote for God-fearing, mature, corruption-free and responsible leaders to restore order and transparency.
Godfrey “Kujatana” Dube told Community Podium that he hopes to be the CCC candidate for Hwange West in the forthcoming harmonised elections. His party is yet to announce its candidate list with just a week before the Nomination Court sits.
According to Dube, there is need for vibrant and innovative leadership regardless of party affiliation for Victoria Falls to remain the prime of all tourism in Zimbabwe.
“We need people who are responsible and God-fearing, not those who are just hungry for money. The electorate should elect bold leaders who are mature to make informed decisions and answerable to any city issues,” said Dube. He added that local people with properties in the city are fit to be elected as city leaders so that they can make sustainable bye-laws which promote the interests of voters.
CCC made headlines earlier this year when it revealed that one of the party’s requirements for those aspiring to run for office was for them to prove their relationship with the Creator.
Dube said it would be a noble idea for civil society organisations to conduct an education campaign in Victoria Falls on the calibre of good candidates to be voted into power.
“I call upon civic society to educate voters on the calibre of councillors to be voted into office. We need to restore our city. The electorate know must know their candidates because we need leaders with sharp Intelligent Quotient (IQ). Above all, leaders should fear God,” said Dube who kept on referring to the scriptures to buttress his views.
Commenting on the fights which rocked the CCC candidates’ selection process last weekend, Dube condemned violence and cheating as he said they were against biblical ethos. He said candidates should not fight but ensure peace.
“Violence is not good not only in CCC but in other parties too. Fighting is not healthy and undermines the party and gives the opponent an edge to overcome us. I hope we are going to regroup and focus on winning the elections,” said Dube.
Victoria Falls City is run mostly by CCC councilors but a number of them have been singled out as drivers of corruption allegedly working in cahoots with municipality employees. Residents allege that there is no order in the resort city where “anyone is building anywhere and service delivery is at an all-time low.
Chapter 2.38 of the Electoral Act states that the purpose of the Nomination Court is to select candidates for Presidential, House of Assembly and Local Authority. The Nomination Court is set to sit next week on Wednesday.
