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Loneliness drove me into the arms of Wikileaks: Prof Moyo
03 Oct 2011 at 07:11hrs | Views
Standard reports that former Media, Information and Publicity minister Jonathan Moyo has dismissed President Mugabe's potential successors in Zanu-PF, saying, they had so far, not shown vision or policy to take the country forward. Moyo claims that loneliness drove him into the arms of the Americans.
"We know who they are, but we do not know what they stand for, their policy or ideology," he told a meeting last Thursday.
Moyo's statements may be seen as a thinly veiled attack on Vice-President Joice Mujuru and Emmerson Mnangagwa, who are reportedly leading opposing factions within Zanu-PF and are positioning themselves to succeed Mugabe.
"Mugabe remains the only person who talks to the people and who talks the indigenous talk, we are better off with him than the others," Moyo, a Zanu PF politburo member, said.
The Tsholotsho North legislator said the succession issue would be resolved through a framework within Zanu-PF where the person to succeed Mugabe would be faithful to the founding values, policy and retaining the legacy of the party.
He said the problem was that Zimbabweans tended to focus on individuals and lost sight of the bigger picture, a problem he blamed on the media.
Moyo said contrary to popular perception, there was robust debate within Zanu-PF on the succession issue, but the consensus was that Mugabe was the rightful leader.
He claimed the media's handling of the Zanu-PF succession issue had been immature, creating controversy where there was none.
Daily News quotes Moyo telling the same gathering that loneliness had driven him into the arms of the Americans.
"They came to Tsholotsho for the first conversation. I wanted to talk to them because some of my colleagues did not want to speak to me after Tsholotsho (the foiled attempt to oust President Mugabe), and as you know it is a human disposition that if no one wants to talk to you, you will talk to anybody," Moyo said.
"We know who they are, but we do not know what they stand for, their policy or ideology," he told a meeting last Thursday.
Moyo's statements may be seen as a thinly veiled attack on Vice-President Joice Mujuru and Emmerson Mnangagwa, who are reportedly leading opposing factions within Zanu-PF and are positioning themselves to succeed Mugabe.
"Mugabe remains the only person who talks to the people and who talks the indigenous talk, we are better off with him than the others," Moyo, a Zanu PF politburo member, said.
He said the problem was that Zimbabweans tended to focus on individuals and lost sight of the bigger picture, a problem he blamed on the media.
Moyo said contrary to popular perception, there was robust debate within Zanu-PF on the succession issue, but the consensus was that Mugabe was the rightful leader.
He claimed the media's handling of the Zanu-PF succession issue had been immature, creating controversy where there was none.
Daily News quotes Moyo telling the same gathering that loneliness had driven him into the arms of the Americans.
"They came to Tsholotsho for the first conversation. I wanted to talk to them because some of my colleagues did not want to speak to me after Tsholotsho (the foiled attempt to oust President Mugabe), and as you know it is a human disposition that if no one wants to talk to you, you will talk to anybody," Moyo said.
Source - Dailynews I Standard
