Kasukuwere dismisses alleged rift Minister Kasukuwere
Cde Kasukuwere

Cde Kasukuwere

Tichaona Zindoga Political Editor
Zanu-PF national political commissar Cde Saviour Kasukuwere has dismissed private media reports that a rift exists between him and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The private media recently claimed that divisions existed in post-Congress Zanu-PF with the so-called “Gang of Four” banding against VP Mnangagwa and other party leaders. This claim has been amplified by expelled former party spokesman Mr Rugare Gumbo, who of late has been enjoying positive coverage in the private media while lampooning the revolutionary party.

The Daily News on Sunday yesterday claimed that there was “escalating anarchy devouring the ruling party” and that there was “rampant factionalism and “destructive ambition’”.

However, Cde Kasukuwere said those who were “dreaming” of fissures in the revolutionary party were “wasting their time” as the party remained solid.

“I am on record as clearly saying that we stand behind the leadership of our party: number one President Mugabe and the appointments he made of Cde Mnangagwa, who is a seasoned cadre, and of Cde (Phelekezela) Mphoko, another seasoned liberation hero.

“These are the leaders we are working with who have been appointed by President Mugabe. Those who are dreaming of a division are wasting their time. Our leadership knows where we exactly stand and what we are doing,” said Cde Kasukuwere. He added: “Zanu-PF is not divided. Zanu-PF is a very strong party and those who are making those statements or innuendos are trying to destroy the party, but they will not succeed.

“We have gone through that before; we will go through it again in the future, but we are not shaken. We are very clear on who is who and there is no room for division and we are very well set to achieve our goals and objectives.”

The party’s organising chief clarified that the ongoing restructuring was not a one-man show, but involved the senior leadership of the party.

“We have gone out to restructure the party not as an individual but we have assigned key Politburo leaders to lead the processes in the provinces.

“It’s not Kasukuwere doing this but all of us as Zanu-PF. We design the programme, but we have to ask colleagues to carry out these tasks.

“So Kasukuwere will not restructure a province on his own but works with other members of the party, who are actually leading the restructuring,” he said.

He said that those that were insinuating that the commissar was power-hungry were misdirected.

“It is a negative view peddled by the likes of Rugare Gumbo, which any serious Zanu-PF person will not subscribe to because it is nonsense,” he said.

Cde Kasukuwere said restructuring in Mashonaland East would be completed this weekend while he expressed displeasure over divisions that were emerging in Harare.

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