Obert Mpofu attacks late Chief Khayisa

Zanu-PF politburo member and Mines and Mining Development minister Obert Mpofu on Wednesday attacked the late Ndebele senior Chief Khayisa Ndiweni for allegedly influencing his subjects in Ntabazinduna to vote against Zanu-PF.

Ntabazinduna falls under Mpofu's Umguza parliamentary constituency.

Chief Ndiweni died in his sleep in August 2010 at the age of 97.

Speaking at a field day at Umguza's Ward 10, Mpofu said the people of Ntabazinduna had apologised for not voting for Zanu-PF in the previous elections.

"We have 19 wards and they are all Zanu PF, save for Ntabazinduna where Chief Ndiweni told them what to do, it won't happen again because Ndiweni is no longer there.

"We went there in the past weeks and the people apologised saying they won't do it again."

He said the constituency was already in the bag for Zanu-PF's saying he wanted to contest with presidents of other parties and not their "lilliputs" as he wanted to show them how it feels to lose.

"Here we can easily mobilise 20 000 people in less than three days. We will in future invite you to a meeting that will mesmerise you. The people are eager to meet you and express their gratitude for receiving farming land," he said.

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