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NewsDay finds a case of bootlicking in Prof Jonathan Moyo's assertions
05 Oct 2011 at 06:34hrs | Views
NewsDay (Wednesday October 5) says it finds a clear cut case of bootlicking in Jonathan Moyo's assertions that President Mugabe's hand had been strengthened by the diplomatic cable leaks and calling for the prosecution of those implicated.
Although the former Information minister is fingered in the damaging cables as one of the politicians who discussed with top US diplomats in Harare Zanu-PF's internal political dynamics, including the sensitive succession issue, Moyo sought to absolve himself on grounds he was at the time neither a government official nor Zanu-PF member.
Moyo claimed President Mugabe had emerged the "strongest" politician in Zimbabwe "thanks to WikiLeaks".
Meanwhile Daily News also quotes well placed unnamed Zanu-PF insiders saying President Mugabe is beginning to lose patience with 'the truancy of serial political flip-flopper' Jonathan Moyo to quote Daily News.
The sources said Moyo was "overplaying his hand" through his public pronouncements, thereby compromising President Mugabe who has been under pressure from senor party colleagues, including Politburo and Presidium members, who want the erratic former Information minister reigned in.
Another source said Moyo who is "very popular" in the party was taking Mugabe for granted "in the mistaken belief" that the octogenarian deemed him indispensable.
Although the former Information minister is fingered in the damaging cables as one of the politicians who discussed with top US diplomats in Harare Zanu-PF's internal political dynamics, including the sensitive succession issue, Moyo sought to absolve himself on grounds he was at the time neither a government official nor Zanu-PF member.
Moyo claimed President Mugabe had emerged the "strongest" politician in Zimbabwe "thanks to WikiLeaks".
The sources said Moyo was "overplaying his hand" through his public pronouncements, thereby compromising President Mugabe who has been under pressure from senor party colleagues, including Politburo and Presidium members, who want the erratic former Information minister reigned in.
Another source said Moyo who is "very popular" in the party was taking Mugabe for granted "in the mistaken belief" that the octogenarian deemed him indispensable.
Source - NewsDay I Daily News
