ON Tuesday, we woke up to a tweet by former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, who dumped the party citing infiltration by State and ruling Zanu PF party agents.
He posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Welcome aboard. We are building a new prosperous Zimbabwe. Going forward, more doing and less talking. Are you ready?”
The post was accompanied by a head and shoulder picture, where he was donning a deep blue round neck T-shirt, a seemingly white overall/worksuit jacket and a white hard hat.
One would be forgiven to think that the opposition leader has finally found a clue to dislodge Zanu PF from power.
Twice he has lost to his nemesis President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Both those times he would cry foul, claiming that the elections were rigged, the political campaign scales were tilted in favour of Zanu PF.
His CCC party was wrested from him by self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu.
Some of the legislators who got into Parliament through his party were recalled.
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Others, like Fadzayi Mahere (Mt Pleasant), voluntarily withdrew from Parliament in sympathy with their leader.
Before that, Chamisa had lost control of the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, having been locked out of the opposition headquarters during the COVID-19 era.
Douglas Mwonzora took over the MDC Alliance party, leading to the formation of the CCC by Chamisa ahead of the 2023 elections.
Mwonzora was left with a party name that did not have supporters.
Chamisa scored big that time.
He showed the world how such a shrewd tactician he was.
He fast became a darling of many.
Even the new voters were swept away by his sheer charisma.
They were not deterred by the fact that Chamisa had lost to Mnangagwa in 2018.
They were resolute to vote for Chamisa again in 2023.
But the 2023 defeat came as a huge blow.
The Gen Z population believes there is no solution to the political crisis in Zimbabwe.
Chamisa must have heard and understood that many supporters were now tired of the tweets and Bible verses he was posting.
A few days ago, he posted that there would be no Bible verses this year.
The electorate wants action from the person they believe will extricate them from this crisis.
Chamisa must make the Gen Z population believe again that he has the solutions to Zimbabwe’s crisis.
Yes, Zanu PF is clumsy, but it makes sure it gets the job done.
It’s clinical in the way it does its things.
It has doctors and professors who are always scheming the party’s way forward.
It has storm troopers (war veterans) and foot soldiers (youths), who are ready to jump into action.
Chamisa must surround himself with people who know what they do, people who are good at scheming.
He has made enough mistakes in the past, hence he needs to wake up and realise that politics is not for meek.
Zanu PF will not relent.
The system will not take a backseat.
The moment Chamisa tweeted that it was time for action, most likely the Joint Operations Command took it as polysemantic, met and discussed how it could tighten the security situation in the country.
Obviously they are always suspicious.
