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Zanu-PF, PF ZAPU marriage bound to end post Mugabe
21 Jan 2014 at 18:12hrs | Views
Reports filtering in from former PF ZAPU members and Matabeleland ZANU PF members indicate that the "united" party is bound to an official split after Mugabe's departure from the party's presidency.
According to a reliable senior source within ZANU PF based in Bulawayo the former PF ZAPU and Matabeleland based ZANU PF members have been told unequivocal by some senior ZANU PF members from former ZANU that as soon as Mugabe is out of the picture the Nkomo and Mugabe "unity" will also be over.
The source indicates that Matabeleland based leaders have been told out rightly that they must not involve themselves at all in the Mugabe succession wars as they have nothing to do with ZANU PF.
"We were told point blank at a meeting in Harare recently that we are visitors in Zanu-PF and so a visitor can not make any calls in a house he is visiting, we must just wait to be told what to do and where we are going to be put," said the source.
According to the highly placed source, the Matabeleland members are now regrouping and coming up with a contingency plan. Indications are that the members are seriously considering a mass defection to the Dumiso Dabengwa led new ZAPU PF.
The source says on the ground is also plans to revive what he calls a South - South relation that existed between Matabeleland and Masvingo Provinces.
The source further indicates that, the Matabeleland leadership proposed Dumiso Dabengwa to be appointed as Vice President in place of the late John Landa Nkomo an issue that has become a thorny ultimatum in Zanu-PF's flesh.
Dabengwa is no longer a member of Zanu-PF after quitting the party to revive ZAPU in 2006. According to the source, Dabengwa is viewed as the next and only powerful person that can manage to stand and defend the people of Matabeleland against the marauding former ZANU members within Zanu-PF.
President Mugabe has of late made several public and private invitations to Dabengwa to rejoin Zanu-PF.
Mugabe's call for Dabengwa's return to Zanu-PF is reportedly angering the former Zanu-PF members who want none of it and yet the former PF ZAPU members are backing the call.
The source was however quick to dismiss any chances of the Matabeleland grouping joining any of the MDC factions already in place particularly the Welshman Ncube faction.
He also however did not dismiss any possible working relations with the Ncube faction as they also favoured the Devolution of Power concept which he says the former Zanu-PF members don't want to hear about.
"The only possibility is join Dabengwa's ZAPU or bring Dabengwa to lead us within Zanu-PF except if a new real Matabeleland collective party is formed. We are for Devolution of Power and that's what our people want which our other colleagues in Zanu-PF don't want to hear about," the source indicated.
He however also indicated that there were some elements within the Matabeleland leadership who are "sitting pretty" and not keen at all to leave Zanu-PF as they are hoping to be seconded to some "puppet positions" within Zanu-PF.
"We have a few difficult elements within us who have benefited a lot in Zanu-PF and are enjoying being used as ponies, we will leave them there if they are comfortable with being used.
"Nkomo wathi singene siphume singela daka (former Vice President Joshua Nkomo said we must enter into Zanu-PF and come out clean) but some of us appear to be now stuck in the mud." closed the source.
There has been numerous uncalled for calls by some former PF ZAPU leaders in Zanu-PF for people of Matabeleland to maintain unity in Zanu-PF and forget about the Gukurahundi atrocities calling them unfortunate bygones.
Leading calls have been made by among others National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo who has Vice Presidency ambitions and recently by former Mines Minister Obert Mpofu who once publicly declared to be President Mugabe's loyal son.
Adding voice to the call is forgotten former Education Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu who is said to be ear marking National Chairman post if Khaya Moyo becomes Vice President.
The source indicates that the former PF ZAPU members do not want any of the three to lead them as they question their liberation war credentials and never held any senior positions within PF ZAPU and the three have never shown any genuine interests in the causes of the people of Matabeleland.
According to a reliable senior source within ZANU PF based in Bulawayo the former PF ZAPU and Matabeleland based ZANU PF members have been told unequivocal by some senior ZANU PF members from former ZANU that as soon as Mugabe is out of the picture the Nkomo and Mugabe "unity" will also be over.
The source indicates that Matabeleland based leaders have been told out rightly that they must not involve themselves at all in the Mugabe succession wars as they have nothing to do with ZANU PF.
"We were told point blank at a meeting in Harare recently that we are visitors in Zanu-PF and so a visitor can not make any calls in a house he is visiting, we must just wait to be told what to do and where we are going to be put," said the source.
According to the highly placed source, the Matabeleland members are now regrouping and coming up with a contingency plan. Indications are that the members are seriously considering a mass defection to the Dumiso Dabengwa led new ZAPU PF.
The source says on the ground is also plans to revive what he calls a South - South relation that existed between Matabeleland and Masvingo Provinces.
The source further indicates that, the Matabeleland leadership proposed Dumiso Dabengwa to be appointed as Vice President in place of the late John Landa Nkomo an issue that has become a thorny ultimatum in Zanu-PF's flesh.
Dabengwa is no longer a member of Zanu-PF after quitting the party to revive ZAPU in 2006. According to the source, Dabengwa is viewed as the next and only powerful person that can manage to stand and defend the people of Matabeleland against the marauding former ZANU members within Zanu-PF.
President Mugabe has of late made several public and private invitations to Dabengwa to rejoin Zanu-PF.
The source was however quick to dismiss any chances of the Matabeleland grouping joining any of the MDC factions already in place particularly the Welshman Ncube faction.
He also however did not dismiss any possible working relations with the Ncube faction as they also favoured the Devolution of Power concept which he says the former Zanu-PF members don't want to hear about.
"The only possibility is join Dabengwa's ZAPU or bring Dabengwa to lead us within Zanu-PF except if a new real Matabeleland collective party is formed. We are for Devolution of Power and that's what our people want which our other colleagues in Zanu-PF don't want to hear about," the source indicated.
He however also indicated that there were some elements within the Matabeleland leadership who are "sitting pretty" and not keen at all to leave Zanu-PF as they are hoping to be seconded to some "puppet positions" within Zanu-PF.
"We have a few difficult elements within us who have benefited a lot in Zanu-PF and are enjoying being used as ponies, we will leave them there if they are comfortable with being used.
"Nkomo wathi singene siphume singela daka (former Vice President Joshua Nkomo said we must enter into Zanu-PF and come out clean) but some of us appear to be now stuck in the mud." closed the source.
There has been numerous uncalled for calls by some former PF ZAPU leaders in Zanu-PF for people of Matabeleland to maintain unity in Zanu-PF and forget about the Gukurahundi atrocities calling them unfortunate bygones.
Leading calls have been made by among others National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo who has Vice Presidency ambitions and recently by former Mines Minister Obert Mpofu who once publicly declared to be President Mugabe's loyal son.
Adding voice to the call is forgotten former Education Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu who is said to be ear marking National Chairman post if Khaya Moyo becomes Vice President.
The source indicates that the former PF ZAPU members do not want any of the three to lead them as they question their liberation war credentials and never held any senior positions within PF ZAPU and the three have never shown any genuine interests in the causes of the people of Matabeleland.
Source - Byo24News
