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George Maponga Masvingo Bureau
The Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial executive has set up a committee to investigate the identity of a group of individuals from the province who are believed to have been part of a group of people who booed the First Lady Dr Amai Grace Mugabe during the 9th Presidential Youth Interface Rally in Bulawayo on Saturday.

Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Cde Jappy Jaboon yesterday said action would be taken against party members from Masvingo who will be fingered in the booing of the First Lady.

He was speaking at the end of a Zanu-PF provincial executive council meeting held at Benjamin Burombo Government complex.

Cde Jaboon said the ruling party provincial secretary for security, Cde Mutero Masanganise, had since been appointed to lead the investigating committee.

“We have appointed a committee to investigate circumstances behind the booing of the First Lady during the Bulawayo Youth Interface Rally held in Bulawayo yesterday (Saturday),” he said. “We have information that there were some people from Masvingo among the group of people who booed the First Lady.

“These people must be punished once we establish who they are because we cannot have a situation where the First Lady is booed by a group of sponsored people. We will get to the bottom of this matter and Cde Masanganise is leading the investigations.’’

Cde Jaboon said preliminary investigations had shown that some of the people suspected to have booed the First Lady were ferried from Masvingo using a Chibi High School bus.

“A bus from Chibi High School was reportedly used to ferry a group of people from Masvingo who went to White City Stadium for the interface rally with the intention to embarrass the First Lady,” he said.

“We want to know who facilitated the release of the Chibi High School bus to ferry people from around Masvingo to attend the interface rally. From the information that we have, this bus from Chibi High is the one that transported people who were part of a group of people who booed the First Lady in Bulawayo.”

Cde Jaboon reiterated that Masvingo province was solidly behind President Mugabe and the First Lady, adding that severe action would be taken against those who disrespect the First Family.

He said Masvingo was united behind President Mugabe, save for a few individuals who were working against the President in the province.

“We are guided by the one centre of power principle in Zanu-PF and as Masvingo province we are solidly behind President Mugabe who is our candidate in next year’s presidential elections,” said Cde Jaboon.

“We will not allow a small group of people to tarnish the image of Masvingo province, we are behind President Mugabe and the First Lady.’’