'Biti a small time patently ill lawyer' - Gutu

MDC-T Harare spokesperson Obert Gutu has taken a dig at secretary general Tendai Biti who led a weekend coup against party leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the weekend.

Gutu referred to Biti as a "small time" and "patently ill" lawyer.

"We can never succeed by taking people for granted. The court of public opinion is never wrong. The people know who is on their side and who is not. Not even small time lawyers and otherwise intelligent, but patently ill attorneys, can succeed in derailing the people's project.

"Some of us saw this coming a long time ago. So, it's simply a matter of chickens coming home to roost. But then, when everything has been said and done, the people shall always triumph," Gutu said.

"They can hold their meetings wherever they want and travel from one place to another using some small aircraft hired for them by a group of die-hard Rhodies and racists, but the long and short of it is that their project is a hopeless stillbirth.

"These racists will never respect a black person; they will never consider a black person as their equal. They will use you and manipulate you. They will parade you as a beacon of common sense and logic and even bankroll your nefarious agenda. But deep down their hearts, these racists have nothing but absolute contempt for you and your kind."

Gutu said it was a matter of time before the rebels started fighting among themselves.

"For now, please spend and enjoy their money before your handlers decide otherwise. And again, it's just a matter of time before you start fighting amongst yourselves. We know that you are just a rag tag grouping of people with conflicting and competing ambitions," Gutu said.

"Your "solidarity" is plastic; it has never been genuine. Within the next 90 days or so, you will be at each other's throats. Just mark my words. You are just a hopeless bunch of power-hungry, corrupt and over-zealous money mongers. Don't they say you have to make hay whilst the sun shines?"