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'Mugabe's days are numbered,' says Sikhala
26 May 2014 at 09:27hrs | Views
MDC-T returnee Job Sikhala yesterday stepped in the vacuum created by Tsvangirai's absence and sent the crowd into frenzy when he said Zanu-PF leader President Robert Mugabe's days at State House were coming to an end.
"For 35 years we are still under the yoke of a dictator, it's time we demand our freedom. There were worse dictators like Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gadhafi, but the people said enough is enough. It's one day when people will say enough is enough and the time will come," Sikhala said.
MDC-T leader Tsvangirai yesterday fell ill and failed to address his Africa Day rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds, Highfield in Harare.
Officials said Tsvangirai, who is battling fierce internal fights that have seen him breaking ranks with long-time ally and party secretary-general Tendai Biti, had been advised by his medical doctor to slow down and take a bed rest.
Morale among the estimated 10 000 party members took a nosedive when MDC-T national organising secretary Nelson Chamisa broke the news about their leader's ill health.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said the former premier's doctor had advised him to take a rest hence he could not go against the advice.
"All I can tell you is that we got a message from the president's doctor that he can't come. It's important for his health," Tamborinyoka said without indicating what the opposition party leader was suffering from.
He quashed reports that the former Prime Minister was down with malaria, but declined to disclose whether he was recuperating in hospital or at home.
"For 35 years we are still under the yoke of a dictator, it's time we demand our freedom. There were worse dictators like Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gadhafi, but the people said enough is enough. It's one day when people will say enough is enough and the time will come," Sikhala said.
MDC-T leader Tsvangirai yesterday fell ill and failed to address his Africa Day rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds, Highfield in Harare.
Officials said Tsvangirai, who is battling fierce internal fights that have seen him breaking ranks with long-time ally and party secretary-general Tendai Biti, had been advised by his medical doctor to slow down and take a bed rest.
Morale among the estimated 10 000 party members took a nosedive when MDC-T national organising secretary Nelson Chamisa broke the news about their leader's ill health.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said the former premier's doctor had advised him to take a rest hence he could not go against the advice.
"All I can tell you is that we got a message from the president's doctor that he can't come. It's important for his health," Tamborinyoka said without indicating what the opposition party leader was suffering from.
He quashed reports that the former Prime Minister was down with malaria, but declined to disclose whether he was recuperating in hospital or at home.
Source - newsday
