Police spokesperson commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest. He said: “I can confirm that Job Sikhala and 21 others have been arrested in Mutare.
“More details will be released in due course.” Sikhala has confirmed that he and others have been released.
On Friday
Sikhala posted a message on social media
praising Geza for his “bravery” in speaking out against Zanu PF’s misrule,
calling his courage a beacon of hope for
In an interview
with The Standard yesterday morning, Sikhala called for unity in the opposition
front against Zanu PF misrule.
“Issues being
raised by the war veteran leader Blessed Geza are issues that have currency
with the masses of our people and affect every Zimbabwean,” he said.
“Geza raises a
very pertinent and important issue of using the judiciary to settle political
scores as witnessed not only during my persecution where I spent two years in
pre-trial incarceration but the continued persecution of several other
opposition political actors like Jameson Timba, Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere
and many others.
“These are
issues we need to resolve as a nation.”
Sikhala also
said he was in agreement with Geza for his strong stance against Zanu PF’s bid
to extend Mnangagwa’s term of office beyond 2028.
Zanu PF’s plot
to extend Mnangagwa’s term to 2030 has sparked widespread concern, with civil
society organisations vowing to fiercely oppose any attempts to subvert the
constitution and undermine democratic principles.
“There is no
other issue that has national consensus and has brought Zimbabweans together
more than the attempt to amend the constitution to suit the ego of a single
man,” said Sikhala.
“Zimbabweans
are in complete consensus that this nonsense has to be thwarted. Geza is also
raising the issue of the complete closure of the democratic space in the
nation, which is a fact.
“Every sane
Zimbabwean is in agreement with Geza that the political space needs to be
opened for each and every Zimbabwean.
“So, he is
correct that the national democratic revolution needs to be reset.”
Sikhala, the
former opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) stalwart, now leader of
the National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) mulls collaborating with the war
veterans to fight Zanu PF.
He said the
NDWG, would meet today to deliberate on whether to stand in solidarity with war
veterans or not.“Collaboration should not be an individual glory-seeking
escapade,” said Sikhala.
“That’s why
Geza himself said the national grievances question can only be answered by
every Zimbabwean,” he added.
“This is a
national question, not a Sikhala question whether I will collaborate with the
war veterans or not.
“What I know
for a fact is that the majority of Zimbabweans will collaborate with them as
the issues they are raising are genuine.” Standard
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