Chamisa’s Yellow Sunday Rally In Highfield “Shakes” ED

The Citizens Coalition for Change {CCC}’s inaugural rally held in Highfield on Sunday to drum up support for it’s candidates at the March 26 by-elections has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that Advocate Nelson Chamisa is the official leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe, and will be President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s main challenger at the 2023 general elections.

Chamisa’s first rally as leader of a new party (CCC) was over subscribed, as tens of thousands of  his supporters thronged Zimbabwe grounds to listen to him and several people had to climb trees just to catch a glimpse of him.

The CCC rally rivaled that of the ruling party Zanu Pf which was held the previous weekend in Epworth and saw thousands of supporters gathered at the event that was addressed by the party’s first Secretary, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

There were rumours that the ruling party bussed people from different parts of the country for the rally.

On the same day that Zanu Pf held its inaugural rally, the MDC T led by Douglas Mwonzora also launched its by elections campaign rally at Zororo grounds in Highfield but only a few hundred people attended.

Basing on MDC T and Zanu Pf rallies, observers were of the opinion that the real fight will be between Zanu Pf and Chamisa’s CCC.

Speaking at his rally, CCC leader advocate Nelson Chamisa said citizens were going to decide the future of Zimbabwe in 2023.

He assured his supporters that he would not allow ZEC to temper with people’s votes.

“In this country we will never allow an election that is rigged. Never again is an election going to be rigged. Never again is 2018 going to be repeated. This time I will be at the forefront and you will be following. There is no election which will be stolen in this country,” he said.

Despite Chamisa’s popularity, President Mnangagwa told his supporters in Epworth that the opposition would never rule the country, mockingly stating that it was easier for one to travel to China on foot than having Chamisa become President.

“If someone walks by foot from Harare to China, he will arrive first than for one who walks from Harare town to state house,” said Mnangagwa.

Zimbabwe will hold by elections on March 26 to fill vacancies that were a result of the Douglas Mwwonzora led MDC T recalls as well as death.