Speaking in a telephone interview from his South Africa base, Gwarazimba revealed that his organisation was approached to play the mediatory role following his movement’s visit to meet Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare last December.
“We have been asked by the ousted Mujuru allies to put their request on our meeting agenda with VP Mnangagwa.
“Since our organisation has its full weight behind Mnangagwa we will thoroughly vet the Zanu (PF) members seeking our intervention as we would not want to mislead the VP into influencing wrong decisions in Zanu (PF),” Gwarazimba said, refusing to expose the begging politicians.
According to Gwarazimba, the majority of the affected Zanu (PF) members had approached his organisation to help mend the strained relations and possibly facilitate their reinstatement to the ruling party.
Gwarazimba had promised to brief The Zimbabwean on the outcome of the meeting with Mnangagwa ‘which was successfully booked’, but never did.
Mnangagwa’s office was not reachable for comment.
Among the booted Zanu (PF) officials is former party Mashonaland East Provincial chairperson, Ray Kaukonde, who is believed to have fled to South Africa.
All affected members have vowed to remain Zanu (PF) “as it is the only political party we know.”
The biggest victim, Joice Mujuru, said she would rather die an ordinary Zanu (PF) card carrying member, than form her political party or join the opposition.
Rugare Gumbo, the expelled Zanu (PF) spokesperson and one of the few remaining most senior party officials, vowed never to seek clemency from the revolutionary party, saying he did nothing wrong.
“It is Zanu (PF) that will request for our return to the party, after realising that we were wrongly accused of any wrong doing.
“Personally, I owe nobody any apology,” Gumbo is on record as saying, confident that they would bounce back to Zanu (PF).
Didymus Mutasa, former (PF) secretary for administration who is in India with his sick wife, reportedly wrote to SADC seeking its intervention and nullify the outcome of the recent party congress, which elevated Mnangagwa to the VP’s post at the expense of Mujuru.
Mutasa dismissed the reports as lies.
Mujuru, Mutasa, Gumbo and several other senior Zanu (PF) officials were demoted while others were expelled from the party for allegedly plotting to assassinate Mugabe and causing divisions in the ruling party.
Zanu (PF) provincial structures vowed never to accept back the ‘rebels’ and ‘treasonous elements’.
Acting Zanu (PF) spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo, was not reachable for comment.
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