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Jabulani Sibanda faces vehicles probe
05 Nov 2014 at 08:36hrs | Views
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association Council of Elders says it will investigate the circumstances under which deposed war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda, was given vehicles by some individuals named in Zanu-PF's factional fights.
Last Friday, the council of Elders expelled Sibanda for alleged indiscipline.
Sibanda was accused of various transgressions among them disrespecting President Mugabe who is patron of the war veterans association and the First Lady Grace Mugabe by implying that they had initiated "a bedroom coup" on Vice President Joice Mujuru.
He also planned to mobilise war veterans to march to State House in a manner similar to MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's infamous planned march to illegally remove a democratically elected President.
President Mugabe was the first to reveal the vehicles issue before the holding of Zanu-PF's politburo meeting in Harare last Thursday.
Addressing Zanu-PF supporters demonstrating against Vice-President Mujuru, President Mugabe said he had heard that Sibanda had been bought a vehicle and five others by Zanu-PF Mbire MP David Butau.
A member of the Council of Elders that deposed Sibanda last week, George Mlala, said the war veterans' organisation would have to investigate the matter.
"The vehicles that were bought for Jabulani, we don't know whether they were given in his personal capacity as an individual. This is a matter that the organisation will have to investigate," he said.
"Anyone who leads the war veterans is required to be a principled person who upholds the values of the liberation struggle."
Mlala said those who were behind Sibanda were working against President Mugabe as they appeared to support his utterances against the First Lady.
"This grouping that supports him is working against the President. In Mutare, Jabulani said he was on the ground mobilising people to march to State House, these are the very people," said Mlala.
"We are marching forward with the resolution to remove him. Those that claim to support Jabulani are in support of the insults that he made against the First Family. They will be thwarted. How can you comment about the President's bedroom? It is wrong not only because he is the Head of State but also that he is an elderly person."
Mlala said Sibanda needed to clarify the accusations he made against the late retired army general Solomon Mujuru.
"Jabulani said the Vice president was being persecuted for crimes committed by the late General. How does he know that? As far as we know when the General retired from the army, he had a clean record," he said.
"The General had a clean record when he joined the Zanu-PF politburo. We don't want anyone hiding behind the association to insult our leadership."
Last Friday, the council of Elders expelled Sibanda for alleged indiscipline.
Sibanda was accused of various transgressions among them disrespecting President Mugabe who is patron of the war veterans association and the First Lady Grace Mugabe by implying that they had initiated "a bedroom coup" on Vice President Joice Mujuru.
He also planned to mobilise war veterans to march to State House in a manner similar to MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's infamous planned march to illegally remove a democratically elected President.
President Mugabe was the first to reveal the vehicles issue before the holding of Zanu-PF's politburo meeting in Harare last Thursday.
Addressing Zanu-PF supporters demonstrating against Vice-President Mujuru, President Mugabe said he had heard that Sibanda had been bought a vehicle and five others by Zanu-PF Mbire MP David Butau.
A member of the Council of Elders that deposed Sibanda last week, George Mlala, said the war veterans' organisation would have to investigate the matter.
"The vehicles that were bought for Jabulani, we don't know whether they were given in his personal capacity as an individual. This is a matter that the organisation will have to investigate," he said.
"Anyone who leads the war veterans is required to be a principled person who upholds the values of the liberation struggle."
Mlala said those who were behind Sibanda were working against President Mugabe as they appeared to support his utterances against the First Lady.
"This grouping that supports him is working against the President. In Mutare, Jabulani said he was on the ground mobilising people to march to State House, these are the very people," said Mlala.
"We are marching forward with the resolution to remove him. Those that claim to support Jabulani are in support of the insults that he made against the First Family. They will be thwarted. How can you comment about the President's bedroom? It is wrong not only because he is the Head of State but also that he is an elderly person."
Mlala said Sibanda needed to clarify the accusations he made against the late retired army general Solomon Mujuru.
"Jabulani said the Vice president was being persecuted for crimes committed by the late General. How does he know that? As far as we know when the General retired from the army, he had a clean record," he said.
"The General had a clean record when he joined the Zanu-PF politburo. We don't want anyone hiding behind the association to insult our leadership."
Source - chronicle
