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Mugabe surrounded by power hungry looters--- Mujuru says
28 Mar 2017 at 04:24hrs | Views
Opposition National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has said her rival President Robert Mugabe is being kept in power by "power-hungry looters".
The former VP – who served under Mugabe for over 34 years before she was unceremoniously kicked out of Zanu PF and government on allegations of plotting a coup – said the decay of Zimbabwe's health delivery system was a sign the President cared less about the plight of citizens.
"At 93, what do you expect from him? He just does not care anymore and I doubt he still understands what is expected of him in terms of providing solutions to address the economic rot which is causing this decay of social service delivery," Mujuru said as quoted by NewsDay.
"Mugabe has always said if Zimbabweans tell me to go, I will go, so he is there because we have not told him to go. I believe we should tell him to go … he is being kept in office by people who have looted this country and they think the only way to escape is by keeping the old man hostage in office," the NPP leader said.
Mujuru accused top government officials of abandoning their posts to engage in political mudslinging and the power scrap currently engulfing Zanu PF.
Mugabe frequently flies out of the country mainly to the Far East for what officials claim "routine medical check-up".
The former VP – who served under Mugabe for over 34 years before she was unceremoniously kicked out of Zanu PF and government on allegations of plotting a coup – said the decay of Zimbabwe's health delivery system was a sign the President cared less about the plight of citizens.
"At 93, what do you expect from him? He just does not care anymore and I doubt he still understands what is expected of him in terms of providing solutions to address the economic rot which is causing this decay of social service delivery," Mujuru said as quoted by NewsDay.
"Mugabe has always said if Zimbabweans tell me to go, I will go, so he is there because we have not told him to go. I believe we should tell him to go … he is being kept in office by people who have looted this country and they think the only way to escape is by keeping the old man hostage in office," the NPP leader said.
Mugabe frequently flies out of the country mainly to the Far East for what officials claim "routine medical check-up".
Source - NewsDay
