By Paul Nyathi

National People’s Party leader who is also the presidential candidate of the People’s Rainbow Coalition Dr Joice Mujuru has confirmed links with the ousted ZANU PF G40 cabal claiming that former President Robert Mugabe assured her of the cabal’s support after a prayer at the former President’s home recently.

Mujuru made the revelation while addressing her party members in Bindura on Easter Friday.

“We held hands and prayed. I told him that I have my own party in Mashonaland Central and I am working with G40 members here. He told me that he advised his boys in G40 to work with me,” said Mujuru.

Mujuru dismissed claims that her meeting with the 94 year old Mugabe was to get her to go back to the ruling party which harshly dismissed her in 2014 on accusation of wanting to topple Mugabe who was the President at the time while she was his deputy.

“There is an issue that is confusing people that I met with Mugabe and that I have returned to Zanu-PF,” she said. “I did not rejoin Zanu-PF. Be happy that Mugabe realised his mistakes. He is a human being and wanted to gauge the extent of anger against him.

Dr Mujuru then indicated that her party was considering working with other political parties in the forthcoming elections.

“As NPP, it is impossible to get into Government alone and we looked for alliances,” she said.

“Election is about numbers. We are into alliance with PDP led by Amai Mativenga, ZUNDE led by Farai Mbira, DARE led by Gilbert Dzikiti and Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters joined recently. Two more are interested.”

Dumiso Dabengwa led ZAPU and Thokozani Khuphe led splinter MDC-T are the likely parties to join Mujuru’s alliance soon as they have been confirmed to have been discussing possible alliances.