Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume
By News Hour
Harare- Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has called for unity and cooperation among councillors across the political divide, placing emphasis on the put aside political differences in the pursuit of national interests.
Mafume addressing delegates at the Mayors and Chairpersons three-day-orientation in the capital said Harare city’s progressive facelift was a product of collaborating with government ministries despite political differences.
“We are from different parties, but the city is the same, the country is the same.
“As we worked together, we proved that despite being from different parties, we share a common goal to make our people achieve and make Zimbabwe proud.
“We all desire the same things for our people. It’s not about party affiliation, but about serving our nation,” Mafume said.
Mafume’s comments come amid a backdrop of criticism against government’s mandatory directive coercing all local authorities’ high ranking officials to attend the three day training seminar on “Zanu PF ideology” at the highly partisan Chitepo School of Ideology.
Outspoken Chitungwiza Residents Trust (CHITREST) before the three-day-workshop which began on Wednesday had enlisted the services of legal attorneys to challenge the government’s directive it argued was unconstitutional.
Mafume went on to say despite political differences there was a need for public officials to work unison for the betterment of the country.
“There will come a time when elections are declared, we will then analyze each other’s conduct.
“But for now, we analyze how we help each other to make the people achieve and make Zimbabwe proud,” said Mafume.