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Grace lays groundwork to oust Mnangagwa just like she did to Mujuru
07 Oct 2017 at 21:34hrs | Views
Vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa appears headed for an ouster from government and the ruling party similar to that of former vice president Joice Mujuru, likely around the time of Zanu PF's end of year national conference after first lady Grace Mugabe laid into him.
Grace recently asked Mugabe to name a successor but is determined that that heir must not be Mnangagwa and it appears she has only herself in mind as Mugabe's successor.
On Thursday, the First Lady directly attacked Mnangagwa and claimed that his allies among the war veterans were threatening a coup if the vice president was stopped from succeeding Mugabe.
She said: "Who ever said every Jack and Jill should be a President? You will have to arrest all of us and send us to prison for you to lead this country.
Grace further claimed that Mnangagwa was plotting a coup.
"President (Mugabe) said these people want us to sleep with one eye open. I am not going to do that; I am going to sleep peacefully because I know someone is watching over me.
"They say there will be a coup, but no-one will recognise you. The African Union will not recognise you, the SADC [Southern African Development Community] will not," she charged."
Mnangagwa fell ill at a political rally led by Mugabe in August and had to be airlifted to South Africa for treatment.
His supporters suggested the rival G40 group had poisoned him and enraged the First Family by appearing to blame ice cream from Mugabes' dairy firm.
At his press conference Thursday, Mnangagwa said that while doctors had confirmed that he was poisoned, it was "false and malicious" to suggest that it was at the hands of the first lady.
But the clarification has failed to calm the Mugabes who are now thought to be preparing the ground for Mnangagwa's dismissal likely around Zanu PF's end of year conference.
Grace recently asked Mugabe to name a successor but is determined that that heir must not be Mnangagwa and it appears she has only herself in mind as Mugabe's successor.
On Thursday, the First Lady directly attacked Mnangagwa and claimed that his allies among the war veterans were threatening a coup if the vice president was stopped from succeeding Mugabe.
She said: "Who ever said every Jack and Jill should be a President? You will have to arrest all of us and send us to prison for you to lead this country.
Grace further claimed that Mnangagwa was plotting a coup.
"President (Mugabe) said these people want us to sleep with one eye open. I am not going to do that; I am going to sleep peacefully because I know someone is watching over me.
"They say there will be a coup, but no-one will recognise you. The African Union will not recognise you, the SADC [Southern African Development Community] will not," she charged."
Mnangagwa fell ill at a political rally led by Mugabe in August and had to be airlifted to South Africa for treatment.
His supporters suggested the rival G40 group had poisoned him and enraged the First Family by appearing to blame ice cream from Mugabes' dairy firm.
At his press conference Thursday, Mnangagwa said that while doctors had confirmed that he was poisoned, it was "false and malicious" to suggest that it was at the hands of the first lady.
But the clarification has failed to calm the Mugabes who are now thought to be preparing the ground for Mnangagwa's dismissal likely around Zanu PF's end of year conference.
Source - newzimbabwe.com
