President Mnangagwa has hailed youths who awake to the responsibilities they have as the future leaders of the country saying Government was open to engaging them to fulfil their aspirations for the growth of the country.
The President said this while officiating at the “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo: Young labour conference” organised by the Vision 2030 Movement, a grouping of young professionals in various sectors of the economy in Harare Wednesday.
“I am happy that as our young generation, the future of this country, you are awake to the responsibilities you are mandated to. I feel both humbled and very thrilled that we leave behind a patriotic youth. Your invitation to me to grace this occasion highlights the fact that you, industrious and hardworking youth are cognisant of the key role that you should be playing in the socio-economic growth of our great motherland Zimbabwe. It is further opportune that this conference is being held as the year comes to an end following notable success milestones during the year 2022,” he said.
President Mnangagwa said the youth were fortunate that their task was to build their country and make Zimbabwe better than they found it, when the older generation had to sacrifice their lives for the liberation of the country.
He commended them for proving the country’s detractors wrong the youths in Zimbabwe were opposed to Government and the ruling party, Zanu PF.
“This movement by you makes me happy. There is a perception created by the western media, both domestic and foreign, that the young generation admires not your country but the west. There are people who day and night are thinking about how they can undermine the Government. The perception out there was that the young people aspire and admire those proxies who represent the west in our country. This proves them wrong. As a people, we all have a role to play for the realisation of our collective national vision to become a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030. I challenge the organisation to come up with concrete strategies on how you can take full advantage of the opportunities that are abundant across all sectors of the economy. You must think big in terms of possibilities the second republic has always emphasised on,” he said.
Vision 2030 Movement chairperson Cde Paul Mavima Junior said they were aware that as young people that they should contribute to the development of the country to fulfil aspirations of Vision 2030 for the country to become an upper-middle income society.
“We are driven by the hope that the young people shall be at the centre of the realisation of the vision of an upper middle income. We are speaking of young workers contributing positively in their sectors, who know that they are playing a role to make sure that the trajectory is achieved. By any means necessary, young people of Zimbabwe shall be mobilised and take part in the growth trajectory,” he said.
