Goodrich Chimbaira Ditches Ncube, Defects to Tsvangirai
9 April 2015
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Welshman Ncube strongman Goodrich Chimbaira has ditched his boss and has now joined Morgan Tsvangirai.
Below was Morgan Tsvangirai’s remarks on the occasion of the return to the party of Goodrich Chimbaira:
 
 
Welcome home!
Today is a happy day for the democratic movement as we once again welcome more people into the MDC big tent.
We are glad that Mr Goodrich Chimbaira, the former chairperson of the political formation led by professor Welshman Ncube, is rejoining us today. Together we are better and stronger. We are happy that more and more members continue to come back to the party they helped found some 16 years ago.
In politics and especially in a democratic movement, adventurism is permissible but it only takes the courage of great men and women to realize that together we are stronger, thereby making them take the bold decision to come back and work with others.
We in the MDC appreciate the importance of working together and we welcome this son of the struggle back home.
In our MDC family, there are people who have come from various political homes, be it Zanu PF, Mavambo, MDC-N, MDC T and others. But they are all welcome in this big family of democrats. Disagreements are permissible because we are a huge movement of diverse characters and sometimes we part ways, but today’s lesson is that we can always meet again especially if we all realize that this struggle needs all of us.
Today, we are celebrating a small victory of the people’s struggle Today, we are a happy lot because the MDC tent continues to swell. And I can assure you that many shall continue to come back into this big tent.
Those who have rejoined us are colleagues and we will always welcome them because this struggle is too big and needs all of us. As we configure and execute the end-game of our struggle, there is indeed work for every one of us.
I am happy that these colleagues are coming back to renew their faith in this party and this leadership, which has always shown a wild tenacity to defy all odds to rise like a phoenix even when skeptics choose to underestimate us and to prematurely write us off.
I simply want to say to our colleagues: Welcome home. And to those who are too proud to make the step back home, I want to tell you that there is no place like home. We will always welcome colleagues who know that this is no time for petty divisions and runaway ambitions.
This is the time when this country requires all its patriotic sons and daughters to set aside petty squabbles and work towards transforming the lives of the people.
At our last Congress on 1 November 2015, we made a resolution that we will maintain our big tent for everyone who wishes to come and join us in executing the democratic struggle.
Our resolution on the big tent reads: “ Congress noted the need to expand its social and political base. Congress therefore resolved to welcome all members of other political parties and even former rebels to come and join the party in order to strengthen the base to fight for a new, democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.”
I want to say to everyone, even to our colleagues in Zanu PF, that there is space for everyone in this big tent and the yare equally welcome to join us in the democratic struggle to rescue our country from the jaws of illegitimacy and unmitigated repression of citizens by a party and a leadership that has simply gone bonkers.
Once again, I wish to say welcome home to our colleagues.
Together, let us execute the end-game because together, we are stronger and better.
I thank you.

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