Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that there
was a plot by members of his own party to impeach him if he wins the
July 31 election.
President Mnangagwa, who got into
power in November last year after the military forced long time ruler
Robert Mugabe to step down, warned the ruling Zanu-PF’s aspiring MPs
that he would deal ruthlessly with any rebellion.
“I
get intelligence that some of those who have won primary elections have
two minds,” the Zanu-PF leader told a workshop organised to reconcile
party members that contested internal elections ahead of the
parliamentary polls.
“They have joined the Zanu-PF
wagon using various tricks, money included, to be elected with a
possible view that once elected into parliament they will come together
and move a motion of impeachment.”
President Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF would sack any MPs who rebelled against its leadership.
Must be fulfilled
“There are two things I would want those among you to know would happen,” he warned.
“First,
you must realise that the constitution provides the basis of
impeachment and such basis must be fulfilled before impeachment
proceedings begin.
“Secondly, our constitution provides
an instrument to chuck out from parliament any member whom we think is
not Zanu-PF anymore.
“So you, deep down, with your angel or ancestors you must know where you stand.”
Zanu-PF
held chaotic primary elections early this month to choose aspiring MPs
and local government representatives. The polls were marred by claims of
rigging and imposition of candidates by a faction loyal to the
military.
The resignation
Mr
Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980,
resigned in November last year as ruling party MPs joined hands with
the opposition to impeach him after he was put under house arrest by the
military.
Zanu-PF argued the 94-year-old politician
had violated the constitution by allowing his 52-year-old wife to make
key decisions that affected the running of the country.
The impeachment process was abandoned following the resignation.
President
Mnangagwa, who had fled to South Africa after he was sacked as
vice-president by the man he used to refer as ‘my father’, returned home
to take over power with the help of the military.
On
Wednesday, he announced that Zimbabwe would hold a General Elections on
July 31 to choose a substantive leader and a new parliament.
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