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Mujuru ridicules Mugabe accusations
09 Dec 2014 at 08:17hrs | Views
VICE-PRESIDENT Joice Mujuru last night described as ridiculous President Robert Mugabe's accusations that she has sought to unseat him through unlawful means, including assassination and witchcraft.
In a statement last night in which she reasserted her loyalty to Zanu-PF and the country, Mujuru said she was glad she was able to address the nation at this time when her life was in danger.
She asserted she was still Vice-President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and a member of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
Mugabe apparently verbally dismissed her and her alleged conspirators from the party at the close of the congress, but legal experts say the process of firing a Vice-President constitutionally is long and convoluted.
But yesterday in a veiled counter-attack, Mujuru accused Mugabe of being misled by a people whose aim was to destroy the party from within and of failing to address the simple challenges Zimbabweans faced.
She said there was "no iota of evidence" to prove claims she was "a traitor", "murderer" or "sell-out", accusations that have been loud-hailed in the government-controlled Press.
Responding to Mugabe's criticism that she was a simple woman who could not possibly navigate the complex affairs of State, Mujuru accepted the jibe tongue-in-cheek, saying Zimbabweans were crying out for solutions to the simple problems that bedevilled them.
She dismissed the allegations of witchcraft levelled against her and described herself as a God-fearing person who could not possibly use witchcraft to advance her political career because political power was derived from the people.
Mujuru said she had an illustrious career in Zanu-PF and government and had carried out duties including campaigning for the ruling party in national elections, attending 43 campaign rallies all over Zimbabwe over a three-week period last year.
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba last night said: "This is an open statement with no particular addresseé, still less His Excellency the President. If the writer meant to communicate anything to the President at all, having been in government since 1980, she would have used the appropriate channels. Her communication is of no consequence to the President and, therefore, I
cannot register a reaction on his behalf."
In a statement last night in which she reasserted her loyalty to Zanu-PF and the country, Mujuru said she was glad she was able to address the nation at this time when her life was in danger.
She asserted she was still Vice-President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and a member of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
Mugabe apparently verbally dismissed her and her alleged conspirators from the party at the close of the congress, but legal experts say the process of firing a Vice-President constitutionally is long and convoluted.
But yesterday in a veiled counter-attack, Mujuru accused Mugabe of being misled by a people whose aim was to destroy the party from within and of failing to address the simple challenges Zimbabweans faced.
She said there was "no iota of evidence" to prove claims she was "a traitor", "murderer" or "sell-out", accusations that have been loud-hailed in the government-controlled Press.
Responding to Mugabe's criticism that she was a simple woman who could not possibly navigate the complex affairs of State, Mujuru accepted the jibe tongue-in-cheek, saying Zimbabweans were crying out for solutions to the simple problems that bedevilled them.
She dismissed the allegations of witchcraft levelled against her and described herself as a God-fearing person who could not possibly use witchcraft to advance her political career because political power was derived from the people.
Mujuru said she had an illustrious career in Zanu-PF and government and had carried out duties including campaigning for the ruling party in national elections, attending 43 campaign rallies all over Zimbabwe over a three-week period last year.
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba last night said: "This is an open statement with no particular addresseé, still less His Excellency the President. If the writer meant to communicate anything to the President at all, having been in government since 1980, she would have used the appropriate channels. Her communication is of no consequence to the President and, therefore, I
cannot register a reaction on his behalf."
Source - newsday
