Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) yesterday ordered Higher Education minister to apologize or face the risk of being barred form politburo meetings, state media reported.
In an interview with the Herald yesterday ZNLWVA secretary General Victor Matemadanda said Professor Moyo should apologise for continually attacking Zanu PF officials on social media or will be barred from Politburo meetings.
“… we are saying he should not attend Politburo meetings unless he apologies to the Party and Mr. Charamba who he used, to indirectly attack the president,” said Matemadanda.
Matemadanda added that the War Veterans Association would not resists to bar him from attending Politburo meetings.
“We are going to block him from attending those meetings. We cannot block him from Cabinet because even members from the opposition can attend such meetings,” he said.
He armor-plated that no party member has the authority to disobey decisions passed by both the Politburo and Central Committee.
“What we know traditionally is that if the politburo or central committee make a decision, no party member should defy that,” said Matemadanda.
Matemadanda added that Prof Moyo was defying President’s command which forbade Party officials to use social media to discuss party and government issues.
Responding to Matemadanda’s sentiments, on his Twitter page Prof Moyo who is also Zanu PF’s secretary for Science and Technology twitted that Matemadanda was damaging the War Veterans association’s image.
Reading this trash attributed to ZNLWVA SG, Victor Matematanda, leaves one sad about damage being done to War Vets!https://t.co/8Qpnwb3WVz
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) February 2, 2016
Commenting on another The Herald article titled Politburo to tackle social media abuse, which stipulated that the Politburo meeting likely to take place this week will tackle cases of officials who are abusing social media to settle political scores @ProfJNMoyo Twitted.
1/3: Issue is not just abuse of social media but abuse of ALL media by unaccountable trolls & faceless columnists!https://t.co/E9sgTCSefX
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) February 2, 2016
2/3: Anyone who uses their real name, image & identity in any media cannot abuse that media without accountability!https://t.co/E9sgTCSefX
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) February 2, 2016
3/3: In Zanu PF trouble comes from social media trolls & faceless newspaper columnists who write trash anonymously!https://t.co/E9sgTD9P7v
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) February 2, 2016
The fierce- verbal war between members of G40, a faction which is believed to be Prof Moyo’s brainchild, opposed to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding Mugabe and Team Lacoste, which is said to be spearheaded by VP Mnangwagwa turned nasty when Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba public undressed Moyo and fellow G40 members for discussing President Mugabe’s tenure.
