THE Zanu-PF Youth League is yet to receive a formal
resignation notice from its political commissar Cde Godfrey Tsenengamu
following his social media statements highlighting his departure from the youth
wing last week, an official has said.
Zanu-PF Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs Cde Lewis Matutu
yesterday said the party will not act on social media statements and will wait
for formal communication from Cde Tsenengamu.
He said the party has been keenly following Cde
Tsenengamu’s shenanigans as he has been defying the party’s polices by going
against the leadership’s stand point on a number of issues on social media.
He said disciplinary action will be taken against him. Cde
Matutu refused to comment on the rumours that Cde Tsenengamu risks expulsion
from the party. “We are yet to receive an official communiqué from Cde
Tsenengamu who took to social media and resigned from his commissariat post in
the Youth League. Until we do so, we will stand guided by the party policy on
such matters,” he said.
“Besides his unofficial resignation, the party has been
following with interest the series of social posts challenging party policies,
for example on land redistribution, compensation of white farmers and most
recently his call for elderly party members and leaders to ‘open up space’ for
young people.
“This on its own shows that Cde Tsenengamu has no respect
for party leadership and its policies and if found guilty, disciplinary action
will take place. I can however not comment on rumours on the street that he
will be expelled or not. That’s for the party to decide.”
Cde Tsenengamu is said to be the face behind the dismissed
vote of no confidence which almost toppled the top five youth league
leadership.
His recent post
read: “Am 36 and ready to move on from youth into the main wing. After six days
of work creating earth, our God took time to rest, even some of our madalas
(old guard) must rest and pave way for the young. Makarwa kurwa kwakanaka
chizororaiwo tiwanewo pekupinda (you have fought a good fight, open up the
space for us). It’s time to blend youth with experience.”
In a Press statement by the Youth league on Tuesday,
warning shots were sent to Cde Tsenengamu.
“We note with concern social media statements attributed to
the secretary for the commissariat in the Zanu-PF youth league Cde Godfrey
Tsenengamu. Our leader and President ED (Emmerson Dambudzo) Mnangagwa’s
pronouncements reflect the thinking in Zanu-PF as a whole. With respect to the
voice of the majority, any expression to the contrary is in our view rebellious
and thus warrants due censure or punishment,” read part of the statement.
“Grandstanding and strutting like a peacock is a cheap
political gimmick, meant to grab attention from corrupt renegades and also
pursue selfish agendas . . . it is unfortunate that our own can be found among
the greedy lot who are now selling out the party.”
In the statement the Youth League suggested Cde Tsenengamu
might have turned mole as part of a plan by a faction that was active in the
party and aligned to former President Mr Robert Mugabe known as G40.
“We are aware that we have the likes of G40 in our midst
but even so because of our vigilance we will not lose the fight but rather the
axe will descend mercilessly on counter-revolutionaries and their foreign
handlers,” the statement added.
“We are the vanguard of the party and it is therefore our
duty to make sure that the party is safe from infiltrators and informers, those
who have ears to hear take heed.”
The Youth League called for members to respect the
leadership and use proper channels of communication to air their views. Herald
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