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Chiwenga lampoons Jonathan Moyo
16 Apr 2018 at 03:42hrs | Views
VICE president Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans to ignore social media attacks on the government, dismissing the critics as "mad men and juveniles".
Although he did not mention him by name, Chiwenga was likely referring to former higher education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo who has repeatedly used Twitter to criticise the new Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government.
Moyo is now in exile after surviving an assassination attempt during the military intervention which ousted former president Robert Mugabe last November.
Chiwenga was head of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and led the military revolt which resulted in the resignation of Mugabe and his succession by Mnangagwa.
"There are those who spend time on social media criticising and saying things out of bitterness and behaving like mad man and juveniles," said Chiwenga.
"If you read their rantings, don't take them seriously. This will never stop us from building the country. Our work will not stop."
Chiwenga was addressing hundreds of people at a field day held at President Mnangagwa's Pricabe Farm in Sherwood Block in Kwekwe last week.
Prof Moyo, a loyalist of the deposed Mugabe, has called the new government illegitimate and dismissed Mnangagwa as unelectable.
Moyo and other loyalists of Mugabe such as former cabinet ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Patrick Zhuwao escaped into exile during the military operation.
Over the weekend, Prof Moyo used Twitter mocked Chiwenga who attended the burial of South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Mandela;
Although he did not mention him by name, Chiwenga was likely referring to former higher education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo who has repeatedly used Twitter to criticise the new Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government.
Moyo is now in exile after surviving an assassination attempt during the military intervention which ousted former president Robert Mugabe last November.
Chiwenga was head of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and led the military revolt which resulted in the resignation of Mugabe and his succession by Mnangagwa.
"There are those who spend time on social media criticising and saying things out of bitterness and behaving like mad man and juveniles," said Chiwenga.
Chiwenga was addressing hundreds of people at a field day held at President Mnangagwa's Pricabe Farm in Sherwood Block in Kwekwe last week.
Prof Moyo, a loyalist of the deposed Mugabe, has called the new government illegitimate and dismissed Mnangagwa as unelectable.
Moyo and other loyalists of Mugabe such as former cabinet ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Patrick Zhuwao escaped into exile during the military operation.
Over the weekend, Prof Moyo used Twitter mocked Chiwenga who attended the burial of South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Mandela;
Mama even some rogue commanders who staged a military coup in Zimbabwe claiming to be 'Lestoling Regacy' against alleged criminals surrounding President Mugabe but ended up targeting Mugabe are here as Vice Presidents. Signal what we must do to them mama..https://t.co/EiI3VgWNtf pic.twitter.com/FBzpeVL6Rd
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) April 15, 2018
Source - newzimbabwe
