Chamisa offers to pay Mnangagwa full pension upon defeating him in 2023

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Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa promised to honour his obligation to pay Zanu-PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa his full pension after defeating him in the upcoming harmonised general elections.

Chamissa told thousands of his supporters at a rally in Mkoba Stadium, Gweru that Mnangagwa must not panic as his pension was guaranteed by the CCC government. The CCC leader claims that ED was feeling threatened by the huge numbers attending his rallies ahead of the March 26 by-elections.

Chamisa will lock horns with Mnangagwa for the second time after the former’s controversial defeat in 2018.

The opposition leader urged Mnangagwa to relax as his pension was guaranteed.

“We are looking forward to the by-election and 2023. 2023 there is no one. This time I will beat you in the first round. I saw that he (Mnangagwa) was panicking. But I said be steady. I want to prepare your pension. You worked for this country and deserve to rest,” Chamisa said while sitting amongst his supporters.

The Zanu-PF leader gunnered 2.46m votes, or 50.8% of the 4.8m votes cast. Chamisa who was then leading the MDC Alliance won 2.14m votes or 44.3%. He did not accept the loss and blamed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for rigging.

Chamisa said he has infiltrated ZEC itself to get rid of rigging.

“This time I assure you, there will be no rigging, I now have eyes in ZEC, I am being briefed about their every move and even if they want to rig, we will know in advance and act to avert it,” he said.

ZEC spokesman Joyce Kazembe dismissed Chamisa’s accusations as untrue and maintained that the commission will continue executing its responsibilities without even giving a glance to CCC threats.