Gweru (New Ziana) – Farmers in the Midlands province on Thursday pledged to vote for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the forthcoming general elections scheduled for mid-year.
The pledge was made by thousands of farmers drawn from different districts of the Midlands province at a meeting held at the ZANU PF Gweru District Headquarters.
Addressing the farmers, ZANU PF Central Committee member, Wellington Magura said farmers should vote for President Mnangagwa as he was working tirelessly for farmers to benefit from agricultural programmes being rolled out by the government.
“You have all been using the land to farm and sustain yourselves as well as the country’s economy, but it is vital that you realize that the land belongs to the State, therefore we should all go and vote for Cde ED Mnangagwa for President so as to appreciate the effort that he is putting for us all,” he said.
Magura urged the farmers to defend their land, and not allow opposition parties to come to power and reverse the land reform programme carried out by government.
“I urge farmers not to give up their land to opportunists who want to deprive farmers of their right to land ownership and I encourage all farmers facing such challenges to report to the party, so that proper action can be taken,” he said.
ZANU PF Gweru District Coordinating Committee chairperson, Brown Ndlovu encouraged farmers to take advantage of the Presidential Input Scheme to get seeds and fertilizer that will help them to produce huge harvests and continue to sustain the country’s economy.
He said farmers should also use their influence to encourage youths in their areas to register to vote.
“By 15 February, farmers and youths should have been done with voter registration so that we can start preparing for the elections,” he said.
Brown said ZANU PF will carry out an audit of its members in order to have a correct data base.
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