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Mnangagwa's 'ready to rule' comment, provokes a storm within Zanu-PF
14 May 2012 at 09:50hrs | Views
Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has provoked a storm within Zanu-PF after he was quoted in a local weekly on Friday as saying he was "ready to rule".
He dropped the bomb ahead of an extraordinary Zanu-PF politburo meeting to discuss factionalism and infighting due to be held this week.
His remarks were received with alarm within Zanu-PF's inner circle, because they came at a time when Mugabe was denouncing divisions and internal power struggles in the party.
Senior Zanu-PF officials on Friday reacted with anger to the remarks attributed to Mnangagwa, with some vowing to raise the issue at the politburo meeting.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe is expected to appoint new members to Zanu-PF's decision-making politburo in an attempt to rejuvenate a party weakened and cracked by factionalism and infighting - mainly over who will replace him.
Senior Zanu-PF officials say they have been informed Mugabe was set to appoint a new team to lead the party to the next elections which will almost certainly be the last in his political career of 52 years.
He dropped the bomb ahead of an extraordinary Zanu-PF politburo meeting to discuss factionalism and infighting due to be held this week.
His remarks were received with alarm within Zanu-PF's inner circle, because they came at a time when Mugabe was denouncing divisions and internal power struggles in the party.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe is expected to appoint new members to Zanu-PF's decision-making politburo in an attempt to rejuvenate a party weakened and cracked by factionalism and infighting - mainly over who will replace him.
Senior Zanu-PF officials say they have been informed Mugabe was set to appoint a new team to lead the party to the next elections which will almost certainly be the last in his political career of 52 years.
Source - Sunday Times
