By Shadreck Gurenje

President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged the WAR veterans to always toe the correct line of the Party in accelerating and advancing sound and solid Party programmes.

Giving his keynote address at the First ZANU PF War Veterans League National Assembly, First Secretary and President of the Revolutionary Party, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa said ZANU PF is the only revolutionary Party with a DNA that strictly adheres to its founding policies, procedures, regulations and the sanctity of the constitution.

“ZANU PF is the only revolutionary Party with a DNA that strictly adheres to its founding policies, procedures, regulations and the sanctity of the constitution. We, as the WAR veterans, must always toe the correct line of the Party.

“Counter –revolutionary manoeuvres of whatever nature, to derail the Party will not be tolerated. I therefore, direct the Commissariat and other relevant departments to support all Party efforts, including those of the War Veterans, to ensure that the grassroots structures of our Party are properly and honestly structured .Musangano wakasimba kumacell/I ZANU PF iqine kuma cell

“As war veterans, we must always avail ourselves as dependable repository values, ethos and ideology, drawing from our wealth of experience in community mobilisation. The young people from across our country’s provinces and districts should inherit and internalise the Chimurenga/Revolutionary legacy from you, the war veterans, Ex-detainees, Collaborators and Restrictees,”said President Mnangagwa.

The First ZANU PF National Assembly was running under the theme: Force of the Past, Power of the Present, and Inspiration of the Future”

President Mnangagwa also challenged the Veterans of The liberation struggle to remain aware of the yester-year revolutionary unity that it is the glue that continue to bind the comrades together.

“I challenge the war veterans to remain aware that our yester-year revolutionary unity is the glue that must continue to bind us together .Cadre-ship growth and raising the political consciousness in the rank and file of the Party is of paramount importance.

“You must, therefore, develop and implement a robust programme towards the speedy restructuring and re-organisation of the War Veterans league from the cell/village, branch, districts and province right up to the national level.

“Our deeply entrenched internal constitutional democratic processes must be followed by the league to the letter, “said President Mnangagwa.

Under the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa also reiterated that the dignity of the country’s veterans of the liberation struggle and that of the general citizenry is of utmost importance, as the nation move towards the attainment of vision 2030

“Under my government, the dignity of the country’s veterans of our liberation struggle and that of the general citizenry is of utmost importance, as we move towards the attainment of vision 2030.

“We remain committed to facilitating the aces to quality social services in the form of education ,pensions ,specialised medical facilities ,comprehensive medical policy scheme, post-war counselling and related assistance ,among other critical aspects .The outlined review of policies to improve these initiatives is being appropriately considered,” said President Mnangagwa.