Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-President Mugabe has fallen down the competence rank in ZANU PF’s Politburo with his VP Emerson Mnangagwa moving up to lead the list whilst the other VP Phelekezela Mphoko is rated the worst member with Jonathan Moyo following.
Released by prominent businessman and ZANU PF member Energy Mutodi the ranking list is the latest jab in the continued factional battle in the party between G40 and Lacoste.
Mutodi has repeatedly been appearing in the media of late calling for the stepping down of Mugabe whom he has accused of overstaying his wits and ability, whilst calling for the elevation of Mnangagwa.
The Politburo list is a thinly veiled attack of perceived G40, opponents of Lacoste, who fill the corresponding worst 10.
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is rated the worst followed by Jonathan Moyo who has been waging his own war against Lacoste opponents with daily Twitter attacks on his foes.
“President Mugabe has shed three places in politburo rankings for the year 2016”.
“The veteran President who is the country’s only ruler since independence from Britain in 1980 has presided over a dying economy mainly due to his poor policies, corruption and economic mismanagement”.
“Among these polices include the land reform and the indigenization policies that do not only scare away investors but also breed unemployment and poverty”, he said.
Mutodi said Zimbabwe no longer has a currency of its own and millions of its people have fled to other countries in search of employment and better standards of living which also explained Mugabe’s poor rankings on the list.
Mugabe’s failure to name a successor despite his old age as well as his shielding of corrupt ministers from arrest; accusations of nepotism after he appointed his son-in-law Simba Chikore as new Air Zimbabwe boss and recent signs of poor reasoning after he fell prey to a G-40 led ploy to isolate him from his support base, mainly war veterans who delivered the country’s independence, are some of the reasons stated by Mutodi.
Further, Mugabe’s image as a patriot and revolutionary has been affected by his ambitious wife’s moves to succeed him, a situation that has created disquiet in the ruling party according to Mutodi.
Best 10
- Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
2. Sydney Sekeramayi
3. Christopher Mushowe
4. R. G Mugabe
5. Kembo Mohadi
6. Patrick Chinamasa
7. Shuvai Mahofa
8. Grace Mugabe
9. Oppah Muchinguri
10. J D Hungwe
Worst 10 starting with the most incompetent:
- Phelekezela Mphoko
2. Jonathan Moyo
3. Kudzai Chipanga
4. Patrick Zhuwawo
5. Saviour Kasukuwere
6. Enice Sandi Moyo
7. Cleveria Chizema
8. Mike Bimha
9. Prisca Mupfumira
10. Cain Mathema
Meanwhile, Mugabe’s deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa has climbed one step up to claim the best position in politburo rankings due to his efforts to re-engage with the West as well as his noble intentions to end corruption if he becomes the next president.
According to Mutodi Mnangagwa has attracted the support of the Chinese, the British and the Americans as a favorite to be Mugabe’s successor.
“Due to his loyalty to Mugabe that he has demonstrated for more than half a century, Mnangagwa also has Mugabe’s confidence to become President”.
“The year 2017 may see Mnangagwa being elevated to President and he is most likely to pick Constantino Guvheya Chiwenga as his deputy and Kembo Mohadi as second Vice President while other security chiefs will be assigned to powerful ministries”.
“Mnangagwa also enjoys a cordial relationship with business leaders and academics from whom he will pick technocrats to run other ministries such as Finance, ICT, industry, agriculture among others”, Mutodi says.
“Endless threats by ZANU PF youths to invade the few remaining white-owned farms have earned Cain Mathema (Secretary for lands) and Kudzai Chipanga (Secretary for Youths) low rankings”.
Mutodi says Chipanga is the biggest bootlicker of the year after he proposed that Mugabe be declared life President in spite of the dying economy, under-development and unemployment among the youths that he represents in the politburo.
“Most Zimbabwean youths find it hard to make ends meet and survive through prostitution and cross-border trading while Mugabe and his ministers enjoy lavish overseas holidays with their families”.
“Many citizens no longer afford to send their children to school, cannot afford medical aid and even decent burials”, he said.
Phelekezela Mphoko is again the worst politburo performer as he has failed to make an impact in all the portfolios he was assigned according to the failed musician.
“Some of his decisions to expel or suspend ZANU PF members while he was head of the National Disciplinary Committee have been overturned while his new Appeals slot has failed to attract any confidence from expelled party members”.
“Mphoko is not a lawyer and it boggles the mind what business he has to do with an Appeals committee”.
Mutodi says Mphoko is at the Centre of ZANU PF factionalism and tribalism and has also defended criminals linked to him.
During the course of the year, he reportedly beat up police officers and caused the release of public officials accused of graft.
Justifying Jonathan Moyo’s position Mutodi says the Higher Education Minister is a ZANU PF spin doctor who is notorious for evading justice using tribalism as a shield.
“He has been accused of siphoning Zimdef funds meant for poor students’ tertiary education”.
“Mugabe has defended him despite striking evidence brought against the minister by the country’s anti-graft body”.
“It’s a matter of time before Moyo and his cronies eventually face justice”, he said.
Despite the President’s statements during the closing ceremony of the 16th People’s Congress in Masvingo, that the party is united, factional tendencies have been plain for all to see in the party with member of Lacoste and G40 continually attacking each other.
Analysts have diagnosed ZANU PF and Mugabe’s failure to institute a succession plan as the chief reason for the fracas that has resulted in the baring of many secrets in the party most of them involving corruption and illegal activities.
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