NCA Party Welcomes Appointment Of A Gender Commission By Mugabe

The National Constitutional Assembly party has welcome the appointment of the Gender Commission saying its has been long over due.

President Robert Mugabe appointed the commission recently.

Madock Chivasa, NCA National Spokesperson said the NCA party welcomes the appointment of the new gender commission.

“This has been long overdue given that there are so many social injustices arising from gender related oppression,” he said.

“The NCA notes that the gender commission has a profound responsibility to recommend appropriate policies that will promote gender equality.”

He said the gender equality is the surest way of bringing about social and economic development in a society such as ours.

“In this regard the NCA party calls upon all Zimbabweans to support the new gender commission,” said Chivasa.

“The NCA party is disappointed that the MDC T and MDC Renewal parties have chosen to undermine the new gender commission before it has even started its work by labeling the commissioners “ZANU PF.

“This is very unfortunate. There is more to Zimbabwe than ZANU PF. The NCA party has studied the profiles of the commissioners and is satisfied that they are Zimbabweans and people of good standing. They must be supported and get an opportunity to serve the nation without the sickness of being labeled ZANU PF.”

He said the work of the gender commission must not be politicized.

“The mission of the gender commission must be accomplished in a non partisan manner. There is nothing ZANU PF in promoting gender equality,” he said.

“It is very disturbing that the two MDC parties have chosen to criticize the manner of appointment of these commissioners yet the appointments were done in accordance with the constitution that the MDCs gave to ZANU PF.”

“It is the MDC party and the discredited COPAC who left all appointments to the President. In its civic society days, the NCA campaigned against the new constitution that gave the President the final say in appointments of commissions.”

Chivasa said the MDCs campaigned for a YES vote to the new constitution.

“They have chosen the wrong moment to criticize public appointments. The gender commission must be left out of the MDC’s obsession with ZANU PF,” he said.

“As the NCA party has already stated, the gender commission deserves everyone’s support. The political background of the commissioners is irrelevant as they are just fellow Zimbabweans given a task to champion the commission’s mission”

“Zimbabweans must not forget that MDC MPs were involved in the interviewing process and one of them even chaired the selection panel to choose these commissioners. These double standards by the MDC T and MDC Renewal parties remain a cause for concern and must be condemned.”

Chivasa said the annoying tendency by the MDCs of randomly picking innocent Zimbabweans for condemnation as ZANU PF must be thrown in the political dust bin of history.

“There are so many well meaning Zimbabweans who are ready to serve our nation but may be discouraged by these reckless and irresponsible labels,” he said.

“The NCA party therefore calls upon all Zimbabweans to invest their resources, time and effort in championing gender equality. The NCA party’s belief is to promote gender equality as part of its social and democratic agenda.”  by Stephen Jakes. Source: Byo24News