Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association
(ZNLWVA) chaiperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa says he is back to full
fitness and is ready to lead the ex-liberation fighters, especially at a time
when the country is under threat from elements that want to destabilise it.
The firebrand war veteran’s leader also dismissed a Twitter
account that is purportedly posting messages in his name.
In an interview with The Sunday Mail yesterday, Ambassador
Mutsvangwa said he suspects that fugitive Professor Jonathan Moyo, who of late
has been on a frenetic anti-Government crusade, is behind the fake
micro-blogging account.
“That account is definitely not mine; they are imposting
and often abusing my name. ‘‘I have seen the account and I want to dismiss it
as fake. They are trying by all means possible to soil my name. I suspect its
Jonathan Moyo and the usual G40 suspects,” he said.
Mischievous characters, he added, took advantage of his
ill-health to try and drive a wedge between him and his fellow comrades.
“People have been taking advantage of the time I was away
as I was receiving surgery. They need to know that I am now back and back in
full force.”
ZNLWVA secretary-general Victor Matemadanda said the
reported fallout between him and the chairperson of the war veterans body was
being engineered by “remnants of G40 that are still within our party”.
“Cde Mutsvangwa and I are comrades in arms. I am happy that
he is now back in office and he is fully fit. When he was away receiving
treatment, there were some people that attempted to put a wedge between us by
suggesting that I want to topple him as chairperson. There is no truth to that
because I have never harboured such intentions,” he said.
He said Cde Mutsvangwa is one of the few cadres with the
history of successfully upending and debunking opposition media falsehoods.
Cde Matemadanda, who is also the Deputy Minister of Defence
and War Veterans Affairs, said the ex-combatants are more united than ever,
especially in the wake of the recent disturbances.
“As war veterans, we fought for democracy and we understand
that people should have a right to freedom of expression and a right to
demonstrate. But we do not condone the acts of violence by the MDC and its
acolytes. We condemn those acts of terrorism that led to loss of lives. We are
appalled that non-Governmental organisations and some Western countries are now
making a lot of noise, but they have not bothered to make any mention of the
police officer who was killed by the terrorists. We are united under the
leadership of Cde Mutsvangwa in defending the country from those machinations.
We will defend our country.” Sunday Mail
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