President Sets Tone For Peaceful Polls: Church

President Mnangagwa poses with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) delegation during a courtesy call at State House in Harare yesterday

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter

THIS year’s harmonised elections will be held in a free, fair, credible and peaceful manner, a delegation of bishops from the All-Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) who interacted with President Mnangagwa yesterday said. The bishops from South Africa, Tanzania, South Sudan, Ghana, Zambia and local ones, who are in the country interacting with various stakeholders ahead of this year’s elections met the President at State House. President Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party have already set the tone for a peaceful election through preaching for non-violent conduct pre, during and post-election period. Speaking after their meeting with President Mnangagwa at State House, AACC vice president and team leader Archbishop Martin Blaise Nyaboho from Burundi said they were confident that Zimbabwe will hold peaceful elections. Archbishop Nyaboho said they came to Zimbabwe as a team from AACC with the message of peace ahead of the elections. “We have come to encourage Zimbabweans to avoid hate speeches during the campaigns, to avoid violence before, during and after elections. ReadMore