Almost all leaders in the region have been briefed informally by the MDC about the deadlock. Following these consultations, the MDC will only now officially invite the grouping to arbitrate.
Last week Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara failed to reach agreement over the appointment of the two notorious ZANU PF apologists. Tsvangirai told journalists that as a result of the deadlock, the principals would refer the matter to the guarantors of the Global Political Agreement, SADC, for arbitration. A letter to that effect is being drafted by Tsvangirai, who said the reappointment of Gono and appointment of Tomana as AG by Mugabe was a breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the GPA the political parties had agreed to.
An MDC source told us from Harare that Tsvangirai was drafting the letter in his capacity as the President of the MDC and not as the Prime Minister of the Zimbabwe.
When they meet as principals, they are basically representing their political parties. This is why the issues of the GPA are never discussed in cabinet because there has to be a separation of government and party activities, our source told us.
Gono has presided over the total destruction of the economy since he was appointed as RBZ governor six years ago. Our Harare correspondent Simon Muchemwa said that Mugabe backs Gono because he has been his personal banker, providing ready foreign currency for shopping jaunts by Grace Mugabe, when the country was facing its worst economic situation.
Mugabe had told mourners at the funeral of Gonos brother in Buhera at the weekend, that the RBZ chief was not going anywhere. This provoked a furious response from the MDC: The RBZ governor, as confirmed by Mugabe himself, was at the epicenter of the erosion and corrosion of the integrity of the central bank. We call upon SADC and the AU, as the guarantors of the GPA, to adjudicate over this issue as a matter of urgency because it shakes the foundation and threatens the health, stability and life of the inclusive government, a statement from the MDC said.- SW Radio