CCC leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will not reverse the country’s Land Reform Programme if elected to form the next government in the 2023 elections.
Chamisa made the remarks in his 42nd Independence Day message. He said every Zimbabwean citizen should respect and honour those who contributed to the country’s liberation struggle.
He also called upon Zimbabweans to set aside their political differences and work together for the development of the nation. Said Chamisa:
It is not easy for us to have a liberated country where people worked hard and sacrificed their lives for us to enjoy this day. We have reclaimed our soil back and as such, the soil remains ours.
The land that was given to the people through the land reform programme will remain ours. The programme is, therefore, irreversible.
No one shall separate us from our land and we will remain united on the agreement we made as Zimbabweans to take back what is ours.
Let us preserve the land and work hard to produce as a nation.
Echoing ZANU PF’s campaign mantra “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo (Zimbabwe shall be built by its people),” Chamisa urged beneficiaries of the land reform programme to use farms productively.