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Jabulani Sibanda attacks 'mad' army general
11 Oct 2015 at 16:52hrs | Views
Firebrand former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda says unlawful threats against former vice-president Joice Mujuru by Zimbabwe Presidential Guard commander Brigadier-General Anselem Sanyatwe have all but confirmed the senior army officer is "acting like a terrorist and a member of the Third Force" which works to clandestinely subvert the people's will.
In a hard-hitting response this week to Sanyatwe's ominous threats against Mujuru and her allies, Sibanda said: "A good many people believe that Sanyatwe is mad; many others believe he is stupid; while the rest believe that although he is either mad, stupid or both, he actually meant what he said. And I believe that by what he said he had outed himself as a member of the 'Third Force' terrorists."
Sibanda was also reacting to Sanyatwe's attack on him last week that he is a "fake" war veteran.
He said the People First movement is not moved by Sanyatwe's recent outbursts that the army would crush Mujuru and her associates ahead of the 2018 elections.
Addressing about 500 men and women under his command at 2 Presidential Guard base in Dzivaresekwa, Harare, last month, Sanyatwe said professionalism should be put aside as the army prepares to tackle Mujuru, whom he described as a "money-loving sell-out".
Sibanda, a key member of the People First movement, a group of senior former Zanu PF officials ousted from the party and government currently rallying behind Mujuru, said he was keenly waiting to see if President Robert Mugabe, Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi and the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantine Chiwenga would condemn Sanyatwe's partisan political statements, as they were unconstitutional and unlawful.
In a hard-hitting response this week to Sanyatwe's ominous threats against Mujuru and her allies, Sibanda said: "A good many people believe that Sanyatwe is mad; many others believe he is stupid; while the rest believe that although he is either mad, stupid or both, he actually meant what he said. And I believe that by what he said he had outed himself as a member of the 'Third Force' terrorists."
Sibanda was also reacting to Sanyatwe's attack on him last week that he is a "fake" war veteran.
He said the People First movement is not moved by Sanyatwe's recent outbursts that the army would crush Mujuru and her associates ahead of the 2018 elections.
Addressing about 500 men and women under his command at 2 Presidential Guard base in Dzivaresekwa, Harare, last month, Sanyatwe said professionalism should be put aside as the army prepares to tackle Mujuru, whom he described as a "money-loving sell-out".
Sibanda, a key member of the People First movement, a group of senior former Zanu PF officials ousted from the party and government currently rallying behind Mujuru, said he was keenly waiting to see if President Robert Mugabe, Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi and the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantine Chiwenga would condemn Sanyatwe's partisan political statements, as they were unconstitutional and unlawful.
Source - standard
