1. There is no reason for any confusion. It is the MDC trading politically as MDC Alliance. Its been like that ever since. We were MDC trading as MDC-T and noone ever asked why everything about us was still MDC. Noone has ever seen an MDC-T constitution. @DrNkuSibanda
2. We always celebrated MDC Anniversary and used MDC in our communications. It has always been MDC but MDC T started as far back as 2008 (before elections). @DrNkuSibanda @JacobMafume
3. It's a choice we make to connect to our history and traditions as we continue to renew, transform and grow on the other hand. It is the transacting name, which is the most relevant in Zimbabwe political context, that changes depending on the electoral market and dynamics.
4. That's why there is nothing trading as MDC currently. There is no MDC Councillor or MP. Many people don't understand that MDC is now almost like our nickname or better still mutupo/totem in the Zim political context. Riri pachitupa now is MDC Alliance - it used to be MDC-T.
5. Where our identity is requested for official reasons i.e ZEC and Parliament, Council we use the official name for the electoral cycle - now MDC Alliance. Hakuna chinhu chinonzi MDC kwese ikoko. @DrNkuSibanda @JacobMafume @TereraiSithole @Cde_Ostallos @JamesonTimba
6. I say this because I see people asking.
1) Where is the MDC Alliance Consitution saka? (In fact you are not required to have any constitution in Zim).
2. Why did you celebrate 20 years Anniversary?
3. Why did you have 5th Congress?
4. Why are yu stil using Harvest House HQ?
7. Until you understand that in Zimbabwe a Party only exists at ZEC, Parliament and Government you will continue to get confused about the MDC and MDC Alliance, the former being a street name at the latter being an official name. @PedzisaiRuhanya @JacobMafume @julete01
8. We wil always officialy transfom to adapt to the political & electoral realities of the day but the soul wil remain MDC, yet officialy speaking, the MDC (our MDC) ceased to exist as an official electoral entity in 2008. The official MDC-T was also abandoned wen Khupe abused it
9. The transformation that takes place with the MDC in every electoral cycle is the fundamental reason why it's nonsense for any1 to say the Party must revert to a pre-electoral state. Pre-electoral state of MDC are footsteps, hakuna chinhu, kunosara mutupo iwoyu unonzi MDC chete
10. In truth, there is nothing new in the transformation of political parties. Consider this qsn - how old is ZANU-PF - & what is ZANU in all this - didnt ZANU-PF start in 1987 - but why do they claim & celebrate the 70s heroes and victories of ZANU when ZANU-PF started in 1987?
Lastly, I am not available to debate this grade two kind of stuff. If you are not happy wait until schools open wakabata fees yacho. @DrNkuSibanda @JacobMafume @AdvHashiti @julete01 @TereraiSithole @Cde_Ostallos
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