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'I am not perfect,' says Mujuru
26 Oct 2014 at 12:08hrs | Views
VICE-President Joice Mujuru said yesterday that she was not perfect but people should not accuse her of crimes that she had not committed.
The remarks were a major rebuttal to claims made by First Lady Grace Mugabe that she was incompetent, corrupt and wanted to wrestle power from President Robert Mugabe.
"Hongu semunhu ndine zvitadzo, handingarambe. Asi musandipawo zvandisina," [As a human being, I have weaknesses, but people should not make false claims about me] Mujuru said at a party held in Dotito to celebrate her attainment of a PhD qualification last month.
"Today is not a day to talk about politics; it is a day to thank President [Robert] Mugabe that I now have a PhD qualification and he should now expect me to unite his people," she said.
"Some people might hate me simply because they dislike my face.
It is not my fault that I might have an ugly face, but God might be proud of me. I say, don't despise me because of how I look, but [look at ] what I can do."
Mujuru said education should help unite people, "even those who do not like me. I know they would like me after I have transformed their lives".
"It will not however pain me if you don't like me, as long as others can benefit from my work," she said.
Mujuru said she has no one else to thank for her educational achievement except Mugabe, who kept on giving her pressure to study through giving her positions that demanded her to be educated.
She said she wished to unite Zanu-PF supporters rather than divide them and give Mugabe more sleepless nights when sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe had already given the veteran leader enough headaches.
She implored Zanu-PF members to avoid insulting each other, saying wounds would remain fresh until 2018 when candidates would seek re-election.
The remarks were a major rebuttal to claims made by First Lady Grace Mugabe that she was incompetent, corrupt and wanted to wrestle power from President Robert Mugabe.
"Hongu semunhu ndine zvitadzo, handingarambe. Asi musandipawo zvandisina," [As a human being, I have weaknesses, but people should not make false claims about me] Mujuru said at a party held in Dotito to celebrate her attainment of a PhD qualification last month.
"Today is not a day to talk about politics; it is a day to thank President [Robert] Mugabe that I now have a PhD qualification and he should now expect me to unite his people," she said.
"Some people might hate me simply because they dislike my face.
Mujuru said education should help unite people, "even those who do not like me. I know they would like me after I have transformed their lives".
"It will not however pain me if you don't like me, as long as others can benefit from my work," she said.
Mujuru said she has no one else to thank for her educational achievement except Mugabe, who kept on giving her pressure to study through giving her positions that demanded her to be educated.
She said she wished to unite Zanu-PF supporters rather than divide them and give Mugabe more sleepless nights when sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe had already given the veteran leader enough headaches.
She implored Zanu-PF members to avoid insulting each other, saying wounds would remain fresh until 2018 when candidates would seek re-election.
Source - thestandard
