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ANGRY WAR VETS: Mnangagwa children de facto Prime Ministers of Zim; one soldier son drives Rolls Royce to work

By Political Correspondent
ZANU PF central committee member and war veteran Blessed Geza has again hit out at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, demanding again that he resigns and telling him “we are prepared to face you head on”.
Geza and his colleagues upped the ante as loyalists of Mnangagwa who are pushing for him to remain in office beyond 2028 in terms of the Constitution, indicated they would not go the route of referenda to achieve their objective.
Geza said since their initial shock address last week, “things have deteriorated … and it would be irresponsible for us to remain silent, or to not act”.

Responding directly to officials who have called for his dismissal from the ruling party, the war veteran said “I’m a Zanu PF central committee member, no one is going to expel me … (I’m also) a war veteran and former member of parliament who has served his country with distinction.
“As I speak, I represent fellow Zimbabweans, Zanu PF members disgruntled but afraid to speak and there are many of them … members of the security forces who sacrificed their lives for Operation Restore Legacy that has yielded nothing for their families.”
Geza said the hopes of Zimbabweans have been crushed by a greedy and corrupt government “led by Emmerson Mnangagwa and his children … his children who have become de facto prime ministers in this country … it’s not a secret”.
The war veteran also said he regretted having been “one of the people who worked hard and invested a lot of personal resources” to oust former, and now late, President Robert Mugabe from power.
“I’m deeply sorry and, with hindsight, I regret this; we replaced Mugabe with a monster a korokoza (gold panner) … Mnangagwa (has) escalated corruption, forgot the people and remembered only his family.
“Mnangagwa has also surrendered State power to his wife and children … we are sadly seeing history repeating itself and we can’t allow that to happen”.
Geza said they had tried to engage internally “without bringing shame to our leaders” adding, “I assured you, we have tried this but have come to a conclusion that it’s not possible to bring desired change from within Zanu PF.”
He continued, “Civil servants are now civil slaves … working for peanuts …in all this madness, the son of Mnangagwa – a mere soldier – drives to work in a Rolls Royce.
“How does this make other soldiers feel; even the army Generals. A dedicated man in uniform can’t afford that car; where is that money coming from? It’s being looted from our national coffers.”
Geza denied that they were acting at the behest of vice president Constantino Chiwenga and condemned Mnangagwa for not acting against a cabinet minister who attacked his deputy, calling him a sell-out.
“For your information, I don’t know when I last met General Chiwenga … I don’t have his contact numbers,” he said.
“Do you seriously think war veterans are incapable of independent thought? We have been sent by the same people who sent us to the liberation struggle – our povo.
“We are ashamed that our people, after 45 years of independence, can begin to say that Smith was better. We can’t allow a few people to rubbish our contribution to the freedom of this country.”
Meanwhile Mnangagwa loyalists look to avoid the tricky referenda route in their bid to have him remain in office until 2030.
Zanu PF Harare Provincial Chairman Godwills Masimirembwa said Parliament would simply amend the Constition.
“After Parliament amends the Constitution by postponing the elections, it is not necessary to go for a Referendum. There will be no need for a Referendum. Parliament was directed to amend the Constitution in line with Resolution Number One,” he explained.
“The Referendum is only necessary if we interfere with the term limit provision, which is a three-year period. If the President serves less than three years, it’s not considered a full term. He falls within the term limit of the presidential term provision.
“This will be in line with the two-term limit of the President according to the country’s Constitution. He will be within the confines of the two-term limit. What is required is just to postpone the elections up to 2030. There is no need to worry about interference with the term limit, so the party resolution is in tandem with the term limit provision.”