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Senior army officials interested in politics must first resign - Dabengwa
12 May 2012 at 08:42hrs | Views
Bulawayo - Former ZIPRA military commander and ZAPU president, Dumiso Dabengwa has called upon senior army officers interested in politics to first resign from the force before joining mainstream politics.
Dabengwa's call comes in the wake of recent statements this week made by Major General Martin Chedondo that soldiers in the country are supporters of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu (PF) party.
"As soldiers, we will never be apologetic for supporting Zanu (PF) because it is the only political party that has national interests.
"We cannot be seen supporting a political party that is going against the ideas of a nation, which came by a result of a liberation struggle that saw many of the country's sons and daughters losing their lives," Chedondo said while addressing soldiers at a pass out parade in Mutoko.
Dabengwa, a veteran of the liberation struggle and also former ZIPRA intelligence supremo said only an undisciplined and unprofessional army can engage in partisan politics.
"The army generals should resign from their positions if they want to join politics full time. There is nothing wrong in them joining politics but they cannot be politicians and civil servants at the sometime .The world over this are the norm," said Dabengwa in an interview.
Dabengwa's call comes in the wake of recent statements this week made by Major General Martin Chedondo that soldiers in the country are supporters of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu (PF) party.
"As soldiers, we will never be apologetic for supporting Zanu (PF) because it is the only political party that has national interests.
Dabengwa, a veteran of the liberation struggle and also former ZIPRA intelligence supremo said only an undisciplined and unprofessional army can engage in partisan politics.
"The army generals should resign from their positions if they want to join politics full time. There is nothing wrong in them joining politics but they cannot be politicians and civil servants at the sometime .The world over this are the norm," said Dabengwa in an interview.
Source - radiovop
