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Tsvangirai reacts angrily to Mnangagwa's comments
30 Jan 2012 at 07:28hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Friday described comments by Defence Minister Emerson Mnangagwa that the country's defence forces were geared to block regime change as "irresponsible" talk.
The Prime Minister said it was "irresponsible" for Mnangagwa to remain locked in denial saying regime change took place in 2008 when President Mugabe lost a historic presidential poll together with his Zanu PF.
He accused the Defence minister of seeking to subvert the will of the people by issuing messages that might derail the country's political transition.
In a lecture to army officers attending the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 25 at the Zimbabwe Staff College last week, Mnangangwa said the army had a constitutional duty to counter a Western plot to remove Mugabe from power.
Tsvangirai reacted angrily in his weekly Prime Minister's newsletter, saying institutions that were supposed to provide security of persons had now become instruments of instability in the country.
The Prime Minister said it was "irresponsible" for Mnangagwa to remain locked in denial saying regime change took place in 2008 when President Mugabe lost a historic presidential poll together with his Zanu PF.
He accused the Defence minister of seeking to subvert the will of the people by issuing messages that might derail the country's political transition.
In a lecture to army officers attending the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 25 at the Zimbabwe Staff College last week, Mnangangwa said the army had a constitutional duty to counter a Western plot to remove Mugabe from power.
Tsvangirai reacted angrily in his weekly Prime Minister's newsletter, saying institutions that were supposed to provide security of persons had now become instruments of instability in the country.
Source - Daily News
