Mugabe was speaking when he officially closed the party’s 12th Annual National People’s Conference in Bulawayo yesterday.

In a chilling message, he said the country’s ancestors fought bravely to resist settler domination, a spirit which inspired sons and daughters of Zimbabwe to take up arms and fight for freedom and urged his supporters not to let them down and warned the opposition that he would do anything to seek re-election.

Mugabe said Zimbabweans will always fight to defend the sovereignty of their country and in this message, Zimbabweans know what that means in the President's book as they will be subjected to state assisted violence on them in the history of mankind.

He said Zanu-PF is not only a nationalist party but a revolutionary one that believes in proceeding on the consensus of the people and warned that they'd not allow elections to stop the revolution.

The  President thanked sister political parties who came to show solidarity with Zanu-PF.

 He however castigated the MDC for neglecting the people in pursuit of personal gains.

 The President said "What ideas do they have for the people? They spend time looking for girlfriends and cannot even come up with a choice and cannot spend time with the people.

 "They do not think about the people, it's money, pleasure............."

 'They have no policies for the people, hanzi Chinja. Chinja Chii? Chinja vakadzi".   

Mugabe also said the party is an independent party and not a puppet one.

Mugabe admited his party is ravaged by divisions and noted that there are factions in all the provinces but those who should be put on positions of power should be voted on merit in accordance with the people’s choice and not on favouratism of any sort.     

He said the party seeks friendship and solidarity with friends in the region and with all those countries who are allies to the party.

Mugabe said the relationship with the region is based on common history and culture.

He thanked the people of Bulawayo for hosting the conference and the tremendous support the party received from the people.

Mugabe  said he will not let the party down by retiring, when the west is still imposing illegal sanctions on the country, and the notion of regime change  is still in existence.

By Special correspondent