G40 led by Mugabe declares war against war vets leadership

A political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said the ruling Zanu PF party G40 faction now led by President Robert Mugabe is declaring war against the war vets in which it has called all of them from both Zipra and Zanla to converge in Harare to whip them into line.

Ruhanya said Zanu PF's advertisements calling for former Zipra and Zanla war vets to converge at Zanu PF HQ tomorrow 26/7/16 to support President Mugabe.

"From the adverts in state media, it appears clear that G40 led by the President has declared war on the leadership of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association led by Christopher Mutsvangwa.

"Waiting to hear the views of this G40 group. But the problems raised wont disappear because of this meeting; economy remains dead and the president cant provide the economic and political leadership as he remains captured by wife and a cabal benefiting from Stone Age corrupt practices against the majority poor. Elite discohesion and authoritarian erosion."

The war veterans and the ruling party are embroiled in wrangle after the war vets wrote a communique calling for Mugabe to step down.