Acting President, Constantino Chiwenga yesterday advised the Citizens Coalition for Change {CCC} leader advocate Nelson Chamisa to talk with the police rather than involving Zanu Pf or the government for banning CCC by elections campaign rallies.
He was responding, to CCC’s Marondera by election rally which was banned by the police over weekend.
On Saturday, the police barricaded Rudhaka stadium in Marondera and turned away thousands of CCC supporters coming for the event. Heavily armed riots formed a human wall at the stadium, blocking all entrances.
But, addressing a rally in Dangamvura Mutare, to drum up support for the March 26 by-elections, Chiwenga distanced the government and Zanu Pf from banning the CCC rally in Marondera.
“The opposition should not blame Zanu Pf about the ban of its rallies.
“It’s not our problem, everyone is allowed to campaign. Please deal with the police, and don’t blame anything on the government or Zanu Pf because Zanu Pf is also applying to the Zimbabwe Republic Police {ZRP} to get clearance for its rallies,” he said.
Meanwhile, a CCC rally in Binga, which is scheduled for tomorrow, is in limbo after the police did not approve it saying that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was due to visit Hwange on March 17, and they would not have enough manpower to handle the rally.
In February, police barred CCC from using buses and lorries to transport it’s supporters to rallies, despite Zanu Pf bussing in its supporters to such events.
