
Mpofu told heads of departments and parastatals under his
ministry that political cheats had infiltrated and divided Zanu PF.
“The legacy of our former president Robert Mugabe, a
revered statesman and one of the founding fathers of our nation was under
attack,” he said.
“Political clowns, charlatans and cheats had squirmed their
way into higher echelons of the party.
“The ruling party had been infiltrated and was drifting at
an alarming pace from the liberation struggle towards a slippery path of
self-destruction.”
Mpofu said purges in the ruling party forced the Zimbabwe
Defence Forces (ZDF) to intervene. The purges saw a number of Zanu PF officials
being expelled or suspended for supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa took over from Mugabe after the army forced the 93-year-old ruler to
step down.
“There was founded fear among genuine cadres of the
revolution that if the tide of purging that was targeting party members mainly
with revolutionary credentials was to continue unabated, the demise of the
party was almost assured,” he said.
Mpofu, who used to sign off as Mugabe’s “obedient son”,
applauded the intervention by the ZDF, saying that it was aimed at restoring
the legacy of the former president and rid the party of criminal elements.
“The Zimbabwe Defence Forces decided to intervene to
protect the gains of our revolution,” he said.
“Their intervention was also aimed at preserving the legacy
of our former head of state and equally rid the ruling party of sinister
elements bent on archiving selfish personal aggrandisement through maligning
party faithfuls.”
He commended Mnangagwa’s stance against corruption.
“Similarly, he [Mnangagwa] took to decisively deal with
matters of corruption…again tangible evidence of these efforts has been firmly
laid bare for all to see,” he said.
“Those with eyes to see, let them see, and those with ears
to hear, let them hear.” Standard
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