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Zanu PF ordinary members, war vets plan Mugabe's down fall- Mutodi
30 May 2016 at 02:01hrs | Views
The controversial Zanu PF member Energy Mutodi has claimed that Zanu PF ordinary members and war veterans are planning the President Robert Mugaber's down fall from power.
He said following a staggering million man march organized by the Zanu PF youth league that effectively closed the door on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's chances of succeeding President Mugabe, Zanu PF ordinary members are now mobilizing each other to ensure that President Mugabe falls come 2018.
"Among the dissenting voices, the Karanga, Manyika, Tonga, Venda, Ndau, Kalanga and other people who constitute the majority among Shona-speaking Zimbabweans are claiming that they have come to realize that Mugabe will not deliver the nation to the promised land and his continued hold on power is out of selfish desires rather than the need to emancipate the people from the jaws of poverty," he said.
"Among the key reasons why the people outside the Zezuru tribe are planning a boycott of the much awaited 2018 elections are that Mugabe continues to pay lip service against tribalism, regionalism and factionalism without addressing the real reasons underlying these problems."
Mutodi said the multitudes that congregated at the Robert Mugabe square said after the march that they were surprised that after being told that they were marching in solidarity with the president's successful tenure of the African Union, it turned out that they were being indirectly asked to endorse the veteran President's continued hold to power.
"This was glaringly revealed by youth leader Kudzai Chipanga who said during his address that Mugabe will die in office. Mugabe's wife Grace also put the last nail to the coffin, uttering before the multitude of people that her husband was irreplaceable and would rule from his grave," he said.
"An unknown woman also shouted from the crowd saying, "Hapana kwamunoenda" (You are going nowhere) much to the excitement of Mugabe who wanted to prove a point that he is still popular among Zimbabweans. Chipanga also invented a new slogan, "Pasi nevanorota vachitonga Zimbabwe" (Down with those dreaming of succeeding Mugabe) as he desperately tried to raise the bootlicking bar much higher than never before for his own personal gain."
He said however, the chorus of dissent is now growing among ordinary Zimbabweans who feel cheated and deceived by Mugabe's corrupt regime.
"The non-zezuru ethnic groups in particular are disappointed that after participating in the liberation struggle, they are now being treated as second class citizens in their own country as a powerful super zezuru clique is occupying most lucrative government posts that it is using to plunder public resources, looting parastatals and investing the funds overseas," Mutodi said.
"Ahead of the million man and march, State-controlled radio and TV stations advertised the program while blasting an unpopular song by one "Dr Tawanda" called 'Unconquerable' that promotes the proliferation of the zezuru supremacy. The powerful tribe that boasts of its proximity to Mugabe and his wife has also promulgated a G40 faction in Zanu PF that demands loyalty from Ministers, compelling them to allocate tenders to their proxies who upon receiving payments from government-controlled firms redirect the funds to the G40 godfathers."
The outspoken activist said currently the social media is awash with videos of a notorious thief and fraudster Winknell Chivhayo who appears in the videos wining and dining with the First Family in Dubai while rubbishing reports that he unclandestinely and unlawfully obtained tenders from government ministries using his political links in spite of his dirty history.
"Zanu PF supporters particularly those who participated in the war also said that the 'One Centre of Power' that Mugabe implemented is open dictatorship as during the war it was agreed that there was going to be collective leadership.They said they also agreed at the Chimoio congress during the war that Mnangagwa would be the next leader of the party. They said they had agreed that they needed to fight discrimination in all its forms since they had been divided on tribal basis during the colonial era," he said.
"For example the karangas were the only ones who could become police officers to allow them to revenge against the Ndebele who used to raid them in the pre-colonial era. They also said that during the war, while they were still in Zambia, karangas were not allowed to lead or even to be foot soldiers as they were feared to be sell-outs owing to the preferential treatment they had been given by the colonial regime to be police officers. They added this explained why the karangas were not given leadership roles initially in Zambia."
Mutodi said however, this attitude changed gradually after it was realized that some Zanla leaders who came before Tongogara were leaking information to the colonial government much to the detriment of the armed struggle.
"By the time the Chinhoyi war was fought, freedom fighters were caught as soon as they crossed the Zambezi because information was leaking through porous leadership. The informants who chose not to be named for fear of reprisals said that when the leadership was given to Tongogara, the game changed completely.
Tongogara adopted a Moa Tsetung guerrilla war strategy that focused on a fish-water operational plan in the conduct of war," he said.
"Tongogara who had obtained training as a military leader in China recruited Rex Nhongo and Robson Manyika who had been top Zipra commanders. Later, they were joined by Mayor Urimbo, Joseph Chimurenga, Joseph Khumalo and Dauramanzi who went on to open the Tete war front under Tongogara's leadership.Thereafter, other military fronts were opened with the help of Samora Machel.They said that Ndabaningi Sithole lost the leadership because he had started to behave in the same way Mugabe is doing now."
He said Sithole who had earlier been known for saying that independence would not come in a silver platter as the people were their own liberators started saying that the war could be won through negotiations soon after he was released from prison.
"He also urged the guerrillas to stop fighting. He had been released by détente, a game plan by colonialists that wanted to persuade the military leadership to abandon the armed struggle in favor of round table talks. "Ndabaningi said that he would not talk or listen to uneducated guerrilla fighters which is what Mugabe and his wife are now saying", said a disgruntled war veteran who attended the millionman and march," he said.
"After Sithole left to see his children in America, the guerrillas switched their loyalty to his secretary Robert Mugabe. Later, at a meeting at Mgagao military training camp in Iringa in Tanzania, the military leaders that included Chiwenga, Perence Shiri, Zimondi and Dzinashe Machingura endorsed Mugabe and wrote a Declaration document that elevated him to the helm. They said initially Samora Machel did not have trust in Mugabe who had been incarcerated by Smith as he feared that he could have been infiltrated and converted by the enemy the same way as had happened to Sithole."
Mutodi said as a result, Mugabe was restricted to a port city of Quelimane and had no access to the freedom fighters.
"However, the fighters, who are now subject of Mugabe and his wife's rebuke persuaded Samora Machel to release Mugabe to them so that he could provide the political leadership for the struggle. Mugabe was received in Maputo where he led political negotiations that ultimately led to independence," he said.
"Given this background, the war veterans are now saying due to Mugabe's boastful attitude, his reluctance to pass on power and his arrogance against the wishes of the people, it was time to give him the same boot that was given to Ndabaningi Sithole."
He said they added that Mugabe must now relinquish power such that a new leader can come and address the political, economic and social problems that the country is facing as it is now an open secret that he no longer has the capacity to find a lasting solution to these problems.
"They added that the people will not continue to be silenced and threatened with death for them to remain quiet as they are facing degrading poverty and relentless suffering. Zimbabwe is facing a crippling economic situation that has seen brain drain and unemployment levels reach unprecedented levels as companies continue to close citing viability problems," he said.
"The country has also been hit by a cash crisis that has the effect of increasing transaction costs and delaying business. It also no longer has a currency despite the government having inherited a strong economy with a strong currency when it took over from the Smith regime in 1980."
He said farms are no longer productive and the country that used to be a bread basket for the SADC region now imports almost everything from other countries.
He said moreover, many people have AIDS especially college students who resort to prostitution in order to raise money to survive while still in school.
"Families are now scattered and broken as millions have left the country in search of employment and better standards of living while others are in exile. President Mugabe does not tolerate dissent and civilians opposed to his rule disappear without trace while outspoken party members die in suspected killer-orchestrated accidents," Mutodi said.
He said following a staggering million man march organized by the Zanu PF youth league that effectively closed the door on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's chances of succeeding President Mugabe, Zanu PF ordinary members are now mobilizing each other to ensure that President Mugabe falls come 2018.
"Among the dissenting voices, the Karanga, Manyika, Tonga, Venda, Ndau, Kalanga and other people who constitute the majority among Shona-speaking Zimbabweans are claiming that they have come to realize that Mugabe will not deliver the nation to the promised land and his continued hold on power is out of selfish desires rather than the need to emancipate the people from the jaws of poverty," he said.
"Among the key reasons why the people outside the Zezuru tribe are planning a boycott of the much awaited 2018 elections are that Mugabe continues to pay lip service against tribalism, regionalism and factionalism without addressing the real reasons underlying these problems."
Mutodi said the multitudes that congregated at the Robert Mugabe square said after the march that they were surprised that after being told that they were marching in solidarity with the president's successful tenure of the African Union, it turned out that they were being indirectly asked to endorse the veteran President's continued hold to power.
"This was glaringly revealed by youth leader Kudzai Chipanga who said during his address that Mugabe will die in office. Mugabe's wife Grace also put the last nail to the coffin, uttering before the multitude of people that her husband was irreplaceable and would rule from his grave," he said.
"An unknown woman also shouted from the crowd saying, "Hapana kwamunoenda" (You are going nowhere) much to the excitement of Mugabe who wanted to prove a point that he is still popular among Zimbabweans. Chipanga also invented a new slogan, "Pasi nevanorota vachitonga Zimbabwe" (Down with those dreaming of succeeding Mugabe) as he desperately tried to raise the bootlicking bar much higher than never before for his own personal gain."
He said however, the chorus of dissent is now growing among ordinary Zimbabweans who feel cheated and deceived by Mugabe's corrupt regime.
"The non-zezuru ethnic groups in particular are disappointed that after participating in the liberation struggle, they are now being treated as second class citizens in their own country as a powerful super zezuru clique is occupying most lucrative government posts that it is using to plunder public resources, looting parastatals and investing the funds overseas," Mutodi said.
"Ahead of the million man and march, State-controlled radio and TV stations advertised the program while blasting an unpopular song by one "Dr Tawanda" called 'Unconquerable' that promotes the proliferation of the zezuru supremacy. The powerful tribe that boasts of its proximity to Mugabe and his wife has also promulgated a G40 faction in Zanu PF that demands loyalty from Ministers, compelling them to allocate tenders to their proxies who upon receiving payments from government-controlled firms redirect the funds to the G40 godfathers."
The outspoken activist said currently the social media is awash with videos of a notorious thief and fraudster Winknell Chivhayo who appears in the videos wining and dining with the First Family in Dubai while rubbishing reports that he unclandestinely and unlawfully obtained tenders from government ministries using his political links in spite of his dirty history.
"Zanu PF supporters particularly those who participated in the war also said that the 'One Centre of Power' that Mugabe implemented is open dictatorship as during the war it was agreed that there was going to be collective leadership.They said they also agreed at the Chimoio congress during the war that Mnangagwa would be the next leader of the party. They said they had agreed that they needed to fight discrimination in all its forms since they had been divided on tribal basis during the colonial era," he said.
"For example the karangas were the only ones who could become police officers to allow them to revenge against the Ndebele who used to raid them in the pre-colonial era. They also said that during the war, while they were still in Zambia, karangas were not allowed to lead or even to be foot soldiers as they were feared to be sell-outs owing to the preferential treatment they had been given by the colonial regime to be police officers. They added this explained why the karangas were not given leadership roles initially in Zambia."
Mutodi said however, this attitude changed gradually after it was realized that some Zanla leaders who came before Tongogara were leaking information to the colonial government much to the detriment of the armed struggle.
"By the time the Chinhoyi war was fought, freedom fighters were caught as soon as they crossed the Zambezi because information was leaking through porous leadership. The informants who chose not to be named for fear of reprisals said that when the leadership was given to Tongogara, the game changed completely.
Tongogara adopted a Moa Tsetung guerrilla war strategy that focused on a fish-water operational plan in the conduct of war," he said.
"Tongogara who had obtained training as a military leader in China recruited Rex Nhongo and Robson Manyika who had been top Zipra commanders. Later, they were joined by Mayor Urimbo, Joseph Chimurenga, Joseph Khumalo and Dauramanzi who went on to open the Tete war front under Tongogara's leadership.Thereafter, other military fronts were opened with the help of Samora Machel.They said that Ndabaningi Sithole lost the leadership because he had started to behave in the same way Mugabe is doing now."
He said Sithole who had earlier been known for saying that independence would not come in a silver platter as the people were their own liberators started saying that the war could be won through negotiations soon after he was released from prison.
"He also urged the guerrillas to stop fighting. He had been released by détente, a game plan by colonialists that wanted to persuade the military leadership to abandon the armed struggle in favor of round table talks. "Ndabaningi said that he would not talk or listen to uneducated guerrilla fighters which is what Mugabe and his wife are now saying", said a disgruntled war veteran who attended the millionman and march," he said.
"After Sithole left to see his children in America, the guerrillas switched their loyalty to his secretary Robert Mugabe. Later, at a meeting at Mgagao military training camp in Iringa in Tanzania, the military leaders that included Chiwenga, Perence Shiri, Zimondi and Dzinashe Machingura endorsed Mugabe and wrote a Declaration document that elevated him to the helm. They said initially Samora Machel did not have trust in Mugabe who had been incarcerated by Smith as he feared that he could have been infiltrated and converted by the enemy the same way as had happened to Sithole."
Mutodi said as a result, Mugabe was restricted to a port city of Quelimane and had no access to the freedom fighters.
"However, the fighters, who are now subject of Mugabe and his wife's rebuke persuaded Samora Machel to release Mugabe to them so that he could provide the political leadership for the struggle. Mugabe was received in Maputo where he led political negotiations that ultimately led to independence," he said.
"Given this background, the war veterans are now saying due to Mugabe's boastful attitude, his reluctance to pass on power and his arrogance against the wishes of the people, it was time to give him the same boot that was given to Ndabaningi Sithole."
He said they added that Mugabe must now relinquish power such that a new leader can come and address the political, economic and social problems that the country is facing as it is now an open secret that he no longer has the capacity to find a lasting solution to these problems.
"They added that the people will not continue to be silenced and threatened with death for them to remain quiet as they are facing degrading poverty and relentless suffering. Zimbabwe is facing a crippling economic situation that has seen brain drain and unemployment levels reach unprecedented levels as companies continue to close citing viability problems," he said.
"The country has also been hit by a cash crisis that has the effect of increasing transaction costs and delaying business. It also no longer has a currency despite the government having inherited a strong economy with a strong currency when it took over from the Smith regime in 1980."
He said farms are no longer productive and the country that used to be a bread basket for the SADC region now imports almost everything from other countries.
He said moreover, many people have AIDS especially college students who resort to prostitution in order to raise money to survive while still in school.
"Families are now scattered and broken as millions have left the country in search of employment and better standards of living while others are in exile. President Mugabe does not tolerate dissent and civilians opposed to his rule disappear without trace while outspoken party members die in suspected killer-orchestrated accidents," Mutodi said.
Source - Byo24News
