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'Zimbabwe army has joined Zanu-PF factionalism,' says Mugabe
11 Dec 2015 at 15:57hrs | Views
The First Secretary and President of Zanu-PF, Robert Mugabe, has castigated ambitious leaders who are fanning factionalism in the party.
Mugabe said this while addressing the 15th Zanu-PF national people's conference in Victoria Falls today.
"We always hear that some people support individuals, that these support so and so, [Vice President Emmerson] Mnangagwa, we don't want to hear that, we want you all to rally behind our leaders, our vice presidents, president and any other people in the party structure," said Mugabe.
He noted that some members of the defence and security forces had also joined in the fray, saying such actions are disrupting party activities.
Mugabe said the conference will deal with such wayward behaviour among party supporters, adding that leadership renewal is done at congress.
"When the time for a congress comes, we are all going to resign before elections to choose the new leaders, that is how the leaders are to be elected. Right now we are far away from the congress and some elements in the party are calling for others to be removed from their positions, we say pasi nemi," Mugabe said.
Calling for unity, the President said: "We are all comrades. Comradeship, let's mean it, no comrade is more important than the other. Pasi nekunyeyana."
The president also castigated some corrupt government officials who inflate prices for services outsourced by the government.
The conference is being held under the theme: 'Consolidating People's Power Through ZIMASSET.'
Mugabe said this while addressing the 15th Zanu-PF national people's conference in Victoria Falls today.
"We always hear that some people support individuals, that these support so and so, [Vice President Emmerson] Mnangagwa, we don't want to hear that, we want you all to rally behind our leaders, our vice presidents, president and any other people in the party structure," said Mugabe.
He noted that some members of the defence and security forces had also joined in the fray, saying such actions are disrupting party activities.
Mugabe said the conference will deal with such wayward behaviour among party supporters, adding that leadership renewal is done at congress.
"When the time for a congress comes, we are all going to resign before elections to choose the new leaders, that is how the leaders are to be elected. Right now we are far away from the congress and some elements in the party are calling for others to be removed from their positions, we say pasi nemi," Mugabe said.
Calling for unity, the President said: "We are all comrades. Comradeship, let's mean it, no comrade is more important than the other. Pasi nekunyeyana."
The president also castigated some corrupt government officials who inflate prices for services outsourced by the government.
The conference is being held under the theme: 'Consolidating People's Power Through ZIMASSET.'
Source - zbc
