The MDC Alliance’s leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa has established a war veterans wing it has been reported. The war veterans wing is expected to strengthen the MDC .s rural foothold and challenge Zanu-PF ‘s dominance.
Chamisa expressed his concern over the welfare of the war veterans during an official welcome ceremony of the National People’s Party Members who defected to the MDC Alliance.
Chamisa also accused Victor Matemadanda the deputy minister of defence and war veterans Secretary General of being selfish.
Chamisa pleaded with the NPP defectors who are also war veterans and among them Dzikamai Mavhaire to descend into the rural areas to hear the issues the rural folks have.
Said Chamisa:
We want the liberation icons like Mavhaire and the rest of you. We want integrate both the old and the young so that we go forward.We now have a focus to go into the rural areas, our focus has always been urban focused, but without rural focus and going forward you will see that starting from this election, we want to reverse. More votes must come from rural areas.We want the liberation icons like Mavhaire and the rest of you. We want integrate both the old and the young so that we go forward