By Terrence Mawawa| Despite the existence of clear party statement video evidence, the controversial Minister of State for Masvingo Province Josiah Dunira Hungwe has reversed comments he made about Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ability to use the gun to stay in power.

In May this year, a Masvingo based provincial weekly publication quoted Hungwe on what he told Zanu PF supporters that Mnangagwa had the capacity to shoot dissenting elements.

In an article titled “Mnangagwa will shoot to stay in power”, Hungwe said,”Do you know that I am the leader of the new dispensation here in Masvingo and I say ichi chinhu chedu chatakaita (this is our thing that we did). Our leader Mnangagwa is a soldier and you know that a soldier is always equipped with a gun to do whatever he wants.

If you want to run away from him he can shoot you so you should always know that.”

There is also clear video evidence at party level, of Emmmerson Mnangagwa’s own spokesman Chris Mutsvangwa making the same statement. Before a large host of foreign dignitaries in Harare on the 24th November 2017, Mutsvangwa said the army woukd assist Mnangagwa stay in power past the 2018 elections. (THE VIDEO WILL BE RESTREAMED TODAY).

But last week Hungwe denied ever making the remarks.

“You cannot make a story out of it, that is
not fair. I was not there when what you are reminding me was allegedly said, it is your creation so look for other people to talk to not me,” Hungwe told a daily paper yesterday.