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Togarepi disowns Mnangagwa's Team Lacoste
20 Nov 2016 at 09:03hrs | Views
Former Zanu PF secretary for youths in the politburo Pupurai Togarepi who was fired for being linked to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa fronted 'Team Lacoste' has disowned the faction.
He said he has never "been to any meeting related to factionalism with anybody, including the so-called Lacoste".
"So I heard that I was being accused of being Lacoste, and supporting so and so. I have never done that and I will never do it. I support the principles. I support the revolution" he is quoted saying by the Standard.
"If at a certain point, we go to congress and a leadership is ushered in, I respect it.
"I work with everybody in the party for the good of Zanu PF. But there could be people who may have their own ideas; I have never been to any meeting related to factionalism with anybody, including the so-called Lacoste.
"I have never gone to a meeting to plot against anyone. So I don't know how somebody can say I am a member of a certain faction".
Zanu PF is torn between Lacoste and G40 that has among others First Lady Grace Mugabe, Vice president Phelekezela Mphoko, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo and Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere.
He said he has never "been to any meeting related to factionalism with anybody, including the so-called Lacoste".
"So I heard that I was being accused of being Lacoste, and supporting so and so. I have never done that and I will never do it. I support the principles. I support the revolution" he is quoted saying by the Standard.
"I work with everybody in the party for the good of Zanu PF. But there could be people who may have their own ideas; I have never been to any meeting related to factionalism with anybody, including the so-called Lacoste.
"I have never gone to a meeting to plot against anyone. So I don't know how somebody can say I am a member of a certain faction".
Zanu PF is torn between Lacoste and G40 that has among others First Lady Grace Mugabe, Vice president Phelekezela Mphoko, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo and Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere.
Source - Byo24News
