Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere’s blue eyed boy, the Highfield west Member of Parliament Psychology Maziwisa, says they will beat up “uneducated war veterans” should they attempt to dress down President Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe is this week headed for a showdown with war vets on the 7th April.
Maziwisa, a self-confessed G40 faction member, said this to Newsday after Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association spokesperson Douglas Mahiya had threatened  embarrass Mugabe at their Thursday meeting.
“We are sick and tired of people who think the President must bow down to them all the time. Who the hell do they think they are?” Maziwisa said.
“Make no mistake, we respect those who fought to bring about the independence of this country, but we equally expect them to respect our party constitution and especially our President. Any insult to the President is an insult to all patriotic Zimbabweans.”
He added: Will they win the war? They must refuse to be used or soon we will clash with them and it is not going to be a pleasant sight at all. If they think that these are just empty words, I dare them to utter just one more word of disrespect towards President Mugabe and see if all hell will not break loose.”
Leader of the Zimbabwe People First Joice Mjuru yesterday also urged war veterans to confront Mugabe at their Thursday meeting.
She said they should ask Mugabe to tell them which faction the aging leader belongs to.
Mugabe is accused of supporting a factions of  his party’s young Turks G-40 which is pushing for his wife Grace to succeed him.