ZANU PF politburo member Oppah Muchinguri has sensationally
claimed that the ruling Zanu PF’s G40 cabal was responsible for the looting of
diamonds in Chiadzwa and called for the culprits’ immediate arrest.
Addressing delegates at a fired-up Zanu PF provincial
co-ordinating committee meeting in Mutare on Sunday, Muchinguri thanked the
party members for uniting to push out former President Robert Mugabe and other
“rogue elements that surrounded him”.
“Following the unfolding events in Zanu PF, we all know
that we now have a new leadership and let’s now unite and develop our province
and country,” she said.
“Let’s all fight for development and guard against
criminals. We should protect what is ours. We should not just look and remain
quiet seeing our diamonds being plundered by criminal elements from the G40.
That must not happen again.
“We don’t want such elements in our party and government.
It is now the duty of everyone here to work hard to build our province and
nation. When we see things (corruption) going on, let’s alert each other and
make amends there and then, rather than waiting for the rot to continue as what
has been going on in the party. ”
Mugabe once publicly admitted that there was rampant
looting of diamonds by his government officials, saying $15 billion worth of
diamonds could not be unaccounted for.
Muchinguri, a staunch ally of newly-installed President
Emmerson Mnangagwa, is one of the top officials earmarked for the post of
Vice-President.
Her candidature was, however, being contested by her rivals
in the G40 faction, who openly decampaigned her before the sudden turn of
events last week which saw Mugabe stepping down for Mnangagwa following the
intervention of the military in the country’s political arena. Newsday
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