via To hell with you, Bob to Zanu PF chairmen – NewZimbabwe 09/12/2015
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, widely seen as a feared authoritarian in Zanu PF, revealed Wednesday that there were groans of dissent in the badly fractured ruling party but challenged his internal critics to come out in the open.
Without naming them, Mugabe said some Zanu PF provincial chairpersons were questioning his appointments.
The veteran leader was addressing the ruling party’s central committee in Harare ahead of the national conference to be held in Victoria Falls at the weekend.
“You, as provincial chairman, by what authority do you question my appointments?
“To hell with you,” the 91-year-old leader charged.
“I choose people according to my knowledge of them, what I think their capabilities amount to and whatever experience, I think you have.”
The decisions and appointments he makes must be accepted, the Zanu PF leader added.
“They (appointees) may not be your friends, but they are party members and they must be accepted,” he said.
Mugabe confirmed media reports about deepening divisions in the ruling party over his succession.
He wondered why his lieutenants were fighting when the next elections are not due until 2018, warning that the divisions risked rapturing the former liberation movement.
“We have a problem at the moment that threatens to split the party,” said Mugabe.
“Some are looking at the forthcoming elections, yet they are still far. They come in the year 2018.
No confidence votes
“But the ambitious ones are working, some openly, some behind the scenes in all kinds of ways in order to place themselves in positions which they think will make them to be elected.
“Some want to be in those positions now, hazviite, just now! Elections take place once in five years, at the end of the five years, we all resign and the ambitious ones can line up.”
The divisions have seen officials subjecting rivals to so-called no confidence votes.
The latest to be affected include reported allies of vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa who were, this week, axed from the national executive of the Women’s League which is chaired by Mugabe’s wife, Grace.
President Mugabe blasted “abuse” of the no confidence votes, insisting party disciplinary procedures should be respected and followed.
“The rules of the party apply and must apply in an orderly manner, a just manner to everyone, don’t discriminate,” said President Mugabe.
“The party has all kinds of individuals. It has individuals we like and individuals we dislike. It’s not everybody we like. We don’t like the manners of so-and-so perhaps.
“We don’t appreciate the habits of the person next to you, but he is a member of the party and he must be tolerated.”
COMMENTS
Amazing…. but what the f are you going to do about the Economy.?
Anybody frightened by this frail, senile, 92 year-old geriatric? Not many, not any more. He has finally admitted the “real” enemy… his own beloved ZPF. Pasi ne ZPF.
TO HELL WITH YOU GERIATRIC MUGARBAGE. KADHARA KASINGAFI, GO! SIYA CROCODILE AITEWO TIONE KUTI ARINANI NGEUPI. MBWASUNGATA IWE.
He is useless this madhala , he thinks people are blind , himself must go to hell
This shows his statesmanship and vision.
Chimp-usoro climb back into the trees and be with your fellow primates. They are the only ones who will pay any attention to your useless chatter.
In a single stroke, chimusoro and psalms 58 have lowered the tone of the debate.
Chimusoro reveals himself to be the village idiot, whilst the other person is the reason we got the chimusoros of this world singing praises for the demented bobo.
Himmmmm mdhara kani. Haunawo shungu nevanhu vako vopera kufa nenzara here? Economy is down. No jobs munyika yababa. Mapurisa kurova vanhu nekuita hutsweti mu road. Haa baba bvumai tipone. Ipaiwo vamwe kani.