The late former President Robert Mugabe thought he was untouchable, right up until he was elbowed out of power in a coup orchestrated by his own former allies.
If there were any lessons from this, it’s that anything is possible, no one is indispensable in Zanu PF and that there is surely no smoke without fire.
Talking of smoke, according to local media reports, there is a faction of the ruling party, sympathetic to Vice President, Constatino Chiwenga, which is said to be bitter about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to run for a second term.
Those in the know say this is in breach of the coup agreement which stated the President would run for one term then step down for the VP to take over, as he led the rebellion that toppled Mugabe and paved the way for the former.
This week, Justice Minister and President Mnangagwa’s closest ally, Ziyambi Ziyambi responded to talks doing rounds that all is not well in the Presidium and that there are plans to impeach the number one man should he win in the coming general election.
“There is no one who can remove the President without Zanu PF coughing….if you go to parliament and think you will join others and try to do what they call impeachment, we will simply write a recall letter and force a by-election,” Ziyambi was quoted in the local media.
The said faction of the ruling party is reportedly working with the main opposition in their bid to humiliate the President.
Anger against Mnangagwa seems to have also been fueled by the Gold Mafia scandal which exposed rampant corruption by the President, his family members and allies.
While the President and his Vice have always maintained that they are one and their comradeship is solid, rumors continue to swell that by year end, we could be talking of a different leader.
As stated earlier, anything is possible really. If the once feared Mugabe, who had vowed that he would rule till he dies, could be toppled; if Zimbabwe experienced a coup which caught many people off guard, what’s to stop history from repeating itself?
I guess a whole lot of Zimbos would not mind another coup as long as the new leader makes Zimbabwe a better country.
Meanwhile, general elections are set to be held in August, at a date yet to be announced. Sadly, going to the polls is expected to be a mere formality as the outcome seems easily predictable.
