Story: Abubakar Sadik Mohammed
The government of Zimbabwe through the office of the country’s Vice President has not only strongly and firmly rejected an LGBT Scholarship offer, but also, denounced it as unlawful, anti-Christian, anti-Zimbabwean and unAfrican insidious attempts by foreign interests to entice, lure and recruit Zimbabwean less privileged but able students into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender activities and malpractices through offers of educational scholarships.
Zimbabwe, the government re-emphasized, has legislated against all such deviances making any offers predicated on the same aberrations unlawful and criminal and a grave and gross affront on its national values and ethos as a Christian nation.
These were contained in a Press Release issued in Harare, Thursday, by the office of the country’s Vice President, Hon.Gen.(Retd), Dr.C.G.D. N Chiwenga.
To this end, the statement continued, government sees such scholarship offers as a direct challenge to its authority and thus will not hesitate to take appropriate measures to enforce national laws and to protect and defend national values.
“Our schools and institutions of higher learning will not entertain applicants let alone enroll persons associated with such alien anti-life, anti-African and anti-Christian values which are being promoted and cultivated by as well practiced in decadent societies with whom we share no moral values or cultural affinities.
“Zimbabwe is a sovereign African State with definite laws and values which typify it cutting it apart from others mores.
“Young Zimbabweans who Qualify for enrollment into tertiary institutions here and elsewhere should approach government department tasked to give grants and scholarship support to deserving cases. They should never be tempted to trade or sell their souls for such abominable and devilish offers.”, it further added.
