THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC said it has undergone a healing process following its dismal performance in the July 31 elections and is refocusing its activities on remaining relevant on the political front, party spokesperson Nhlanhla Dube said.
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Dube told Southern Eye his party had embarked on a healing process to nurse its July 31 crushing defeat.
“The future is bright as the party has healed from the setback of July 31 2013. We are now much closer to the pulse of the people. We understand their pain,” Dube said.
The MDC lost dismally, including in its perceived strongholds of Matabeleland South where it won a number of seats in the 2008 elections.
The party failed to win a single directly contested seat in the 210-member National Assembly.
“The party is going through a process of refocussing, driven by listening to the people. We are re-focussing in terms of activity. Prior to the elections, our focus was mass and large-scale campaign.
“Now we are speaking less and listening more. We are spending time in smaller groups in the community and feeling the people’s pulse.”
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Dube said the party’s new strategy will see it becoming a party of choice for the majority of Zimbabweans seeking a better future.
“Zimbabweans are desperate for happiness, decency of work and pride of citizenship.
“We see the truth of our political position and will be the future antidote to our national pain.
“We are clear that what Zimbabwe needs is a shift in ethos without which we will forever be stuck in a historical context with no progressive movement.
“It is the sincerity of a people-based servant leadership where corruption is alien to our social and political DNA and where all citizens, regardless of political differences, are afforded the opportunity to influence how they are governed.”
