Mutasa accuses Grace Mugabe

Former Zanu PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa yesterday remained defiant, saying he did not recognise his expulsion from the ruling party and accused First Lady Grace Mugabe of engineering his political downfall.

Grace was part of the Zanu PF disciplinary panel set up to deal with Mutasa for allegedly throwing the party's name into disrepute.

The panel selected by President Robert Mugabe was chaired by Vice President Phekezela Mphoko.

Mutasa said a day after he was shown the exit door he said that he was not going anywhere, adding that Wednesday's politburo decision to fire him had spurred him to vigorously pursue his legal challenge aimed at nullifying the party's December congress resolutions.

He said it is very disturbing that even after working in the party for a very long time you can be expelled without a hearing against natural justice principles indicating that it was unlawful for him to go.