Defiant war veterans leader blasts Mugabe, Msika

Defiant war veterans leader blasts Mugabe, Msika

DEFIANT: War veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda

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By Foster Dongozi

MILITANT war veterans chairman Jabulani Sibanda, says the Zanu PF presidium comprising President Robert Mugabe, Vice Presidents Joseph Msika and Joyce Mujuru, and national chairman John Nkomo has become too powerful and needs to have its wings clipped.

"The powers of the presidium need to be checked. People cannot choose their central committee and parliament representatives anymore. If the powers of the presidium are not checked there will be no democracy in Zimbabwe," said the combative chairman who is battling to retain control of the war veterans association, which Mugabe, the patron says should be re-organised.
He has also been barred from participating in the ruling party's primary elections in Bubi-Umguza constituency.

"The presidium has usurped the powers of congress, they are now the congress and the constitution of Zanu PF. Where then is the people's power?"

Sibanda has been barred from Zanu PF for four years after allegedly participating in a meeting in Tsholotsho, whose agenda was to effect change to the hierarchy of the ruling party.

"The era of fearing other people is now past. Even if people met in Tsholotsho, there was nothing wrong with that as people are free to meet anywhere and discuss their future."

Sibanda hinted that aspiring parliamentary candidates who had been elbowed out to make way for bigwigs would defy party directives and participate in the primaries.

"If the people in Umguza and others want us to represent them, then we will do that. There will be a lot of surprises when people vote for their favourite candidates," he said.

Sibanda who has displayed scant respect for Msika, Nkomo and Dumiso Dabengwa, his perceived detractors, said the three were not defending the party against the opposition.

Jonathan Gapare, a Bulawayo based businessman who was muscled out of the primaries in Chivi South also warned against the imposition of candidates.

Zanu PF chairman, John Nkomo, jumped to his party's defence, saying what was taking place was nothing out of the ordinary. "Are you suggesting that people should not be disciplined if they breach the party's disciplinary code? " he asked.
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