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Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa has promised, ruling Zanu PF leader and President Emmerson Mnangagwa a foreign currency retirement package should he lose next year’s presidential election.
Chamisa was addressing thousands of cheering supporters in Masvingo at the weekend.
The youthful opposition leader riding the crest of a wave following his announcement of the new party last month said Mnangagwa needed to sit and watch “how a country is run.”
Chamisa turned to former Finance Minister and his second in command Tendai Biti, to confirm to supporters that indeed a plan was in place to have Mnangagwa retired comfortably once results show the Zanu PF leader had lost the polls set for mid next year.
Biti left nothing to the imagination as to his party’s monetary and fiscal policies a direct opposite of how the current government is handling the issue.
“We want to redollarise the economy we will we make sure that everyone earns their salary in US, either be it a teacher, a soldier, everyone. There is also need to stabilize the economy and make sure that basic commodities are affordable so that our currency is strong like other countries currency.
“We cant keep on having a currency where one product have different prices, ZIPIT price, Ecocash price, Bond price, RTGS price for the same product that is not acceptable,” said Biti.
Biti added: “We want Mnangagwa after July next year to retire, take a seat and watch how a country should be run when we assume power. We are even willing to give him his US dollar pension and also bonus as well.”
Zimbabwe adopted a multi-currency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.
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