By A Correspondent

Controversial Zanu PF tenderpreneur, Wicknell Chivayo, has strongly condemned the planned March 31 protests, labeling those behind the calls as enemies of progress.

Chivayo, who faces accusations of looting state funds through the controversial Gwanda Solar project, made his stance clear in a recent statement, denouncing the protests as an attempt to destabilize Zimbabwe. Below is Chivayo’s statement:

BEHOLD – LET’S DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY…

Zimbabwe is a PEACEFUL nation, home to EDUCATED and responsible citizens who mostly uphold Christian values and are LAW-abiding. The reckless call for an ILLEGAL uprising and the incitement to violence is completely UNZIMBABWEAN and must be REJECTED by every peace-loving citizen. At the center of this turmoil is an individual who no longer deserves the respected title of CDE but is now referred to as Blessed Geza — a USELESS, failed politician and fugitive from justice, whose only remaining strategy is to provoke instability from his SELF-IMPOSED EXILE. Expelled from ZANU PF due to dishonorable conduct, Geza has become a POLITICAL NONENTITY, desperately trying to stay relevant by leading a criminal cartel of fugitives and BITTER opposition remnants.

Zimbabweans must NEVER be misled by someone who has NO political mandate, NO grassroots following, and NO courage to face the law. His irresponsible calls for unrest are a BETRAYAL of the peace we all cherish — the peace that our founding fathers fought for and won in 1980. Many shed their blood during the liberation struggle for us to enjoy the freedom which Mr. GEZA and his group want to destroy through TREASONOUS actions. NO ONE has the right to REMOVE a Constitutionally elected Government simply because they feel they can.

I stand RESOLUTELY with His Excellency, President E.D. Mnangagwa, and his Presidium — Vice Presidents C.D.G.N. Chiwenga, K.C.D. Mohadi, Hon. Opah Muchinguri, and the entire ZANU PF leadership, who continue to guide this nation towards DEVELOPMENT, PEACE, and UNITY under Vision 2030. I also express my FULL CONFIDENCE in the PATRIOTIC leadership of our security services and military commanders, who are men and women of HONOUR, DISCIPLINE, and UNQUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY.

President Mnangagwa has ALWAYS encouraged OPEN DIALOGUE and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. His vision is clear, as he intends to build an upper-middle-class economy by 2030 for all Zimbabweans, leaving no one and no place behind. To shift from legal and peaceful demonstrations to actions such as BURNING vehicles, DESTROYING property belonging to innocent individuals, and calling for the VIOLENT REMOVAL of a Government is ILLEGAL, treasonous, and easily qualifies as TERRORISM. No serious, patriotic Zimbabwean should entertain this. I URGE all citizens to ignore the EMPTY CALL to protest tomorrow or on any other day called for by ANARCHISTS such as Geza. Let us all