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Shut up - War Vets tell Mugabe
04 Apr 2016 at 08:19hrs | Views
WAR veterans reportedly told President Robert Mugabe to shut up as he was misleading himself to think Zanu PF was bigger than the freedom fighters.
Zimbabwe National Liberation War veteran Association acting spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya said they are not a Zanu PF affiliate as Mugabe is suggesting.
"We are not an affiliate of Zanu PF, we founded this party from the military wings of the two liberation movements, that's Zipra and Zanla.
"For anyone to try and claim that we are an affiliate is wrong" he said.
He added "We gave birth to Zanu PF, so we have every right to know and ask how it is being run.
"Yes leaders today may try to whip us and stop us from asking critical questions about the party, but that will not solve anything.
"The people who were addressed by the President are supporters of the party but we are the owners of Zanu-PF. You can't separate us from Zanu PF".
Zimbabwe National Liberation War veteran Association acting spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya said they are not a Zanu PF affiliate as Mugabe is suggesting.
"We are not an affiliate of Zanu PF, we founded this party from the military wings of the two liberation movements, that's Zipra and Zanla.
"For anyone to try and claim that we are an affiliate is wrong" he said.
He added "We gave birth to Zanu PF, so we have every right to know and ask how it is being run.
"Yes leaders today may try to whip us and stop us from asking critical questions about the party, but that will not solve anything.
"The people who were addressed by the President are supporters of the party but we are the owners of Zanu-PF. You can't separate us from Zanu PF".
Source - NewsDay
