Harare - Former Zimbabwe Vice President and leader of Zimbabwe People First, Joice Mujuru, on Tuesday applauded MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai for his bold decision to reveal his medical condition and wished the former Prime Minister a speedy recovery.
In a statement, Mujuru’s spokesperson Gift Nyandoro urged Zimbabweans to give Tsvangirai space to recuperate following his chemotherapy treatments for colon cancer.
“Dr Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru and the Zimbabwe People First (Zim PF) party would like to join Zimbabweans in praying for former Prime Minister, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, who is recuperating after surgery. We applaud the former prime minister for coming in the open about his medical condition,” read the statement.
He said given enough support, Tsvangirai would recover in a short space of time and quickly and resume his role as one of the country’s leaders.
Nyandoro later told African News Agency that no one could take away Tsvangirai’s role as the face of the fight for democracy in the country, along with Mujuru, who is on a countrywide tour to introduce her party to to the provinces.
“To that end there is nothing wrong or amiss in wishing each other well regard to matters of personal health more importantly being one of the political figures pushing for democratic transformation of the country,” he said.
He said the good health of Tsvangirai benefited the country in that he contributed the democratic transformation of Zimbabwe with other like-minded democrats like Mujuru.
African News Agency