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Mugabe orders Mphoko, Mnangagwa to work together
09 Aug 2015 at 09:56hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has implored his two deputies Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko to work together to avoid building the impression that they were fighting each other.
Mugabe reportedly made the plea in his official opening remarks at Wednesday's politburo meeting.
Politburo sources claims Mugabe said Mnangagwa and Mphoko were deliberately being pushed against each other by people within the party. He said these people were doing it for selfish interests and Mugabe challenged the two to work together to prove to the people that they were united.
"The President urged the two VPs to work together. This could include addressing joint meetings to show that they are not at war," a well-placed source said.
There has been speculation that Mnangagwa and Mphoko are fighting as the battle to succeed 91-year-old Mugabe continues to escalate.
The war between Mugabe's two deputies reportedly started to manifest through public fights over seniority.
Mugabe reportedly made the plea in his official opening remarks at Wednesday's politburo meeting.
Politburo sources claims Mugabe said Mnangagwa and Mphoko were deliberately being pushed against each other by people within the party. He said these people were doing it for selfish interests and Mugabe challenged the two to work together to prove to the people that they were united.
"The President urged the two VPs to work together. This could include addressing joint meetings to show that they are not at war," a well-placed source said.
There has been speculation that Mnangagwa and Mphoko are fighting as the battle to succeed 91-year-old Mugabe continues to escalate.
The war between Mugabe's two deputies reportedly started to manifest through public fights over seniority.
Source - the standard
