Correspondent|ZANU-PF factionalism has reached melting point, with war veterans signing a petition demanding that Obert Mpofu and others leave the party headquarters immediately until they are cleared of corruption.

In a petition entitled “ZANU-PF Party HQ Clean-Up Petition”, signed by the chairpersons of the war veterans from the country’s ten provinces, the former liberation war fighters have also demanded that the entire ZANU-PF Commissariat Department be overhauled for what they called bhora musango during the July 30 elections as well as alllegations that the department worked against President Mnangagwa during the elections.

“Cde Obert Mpofu needs to clear his corruption allegations levelled against him before resuming his duties,” the war veterans demand.

They demand that the named party leaders, who include Ocert Mpofu, Patrick Chinamasa, David parirenyatwa and several others – vacate the party headquarters immediately.

“Failure to do so, we as veterans of the liberation struggle, shall force them out of the party offices for the good of the people’s revolution.”

“The entire commissariat department needs a complete overhaul for their involvement in the primary elections fiasco ad the general elections bhora musango which negatively affected the President’s performance in the harmonized elections,” the war veterans says.

Bhora musango refers to phenomenon where members unhappy with the party leadership urge the voters to not vote for the party leader, including to even vote for the opposition candidate.

The war vets continue: “It leaves us with more questions where the President gets 50.6% while MPs could get more than 73%. We need an uncompromised team of dedicated cadres to take us to the 2023 elections,” the war veterans demand.

The war veterans further accuse party leaders Patrick Chinamasa, David Parirenyatwa, and Sydney Sekeramayi of “unrepentant behaviour towards the new dispensation. … They are known for factionalism and cannot be entrusted with such responsibility of permanent positions at the party headquarters.”

The war vets also want one Gamuchirai and another Chauruka, who is in charge of protocol, as being former ZANU-PF politburo member Ignatius Chombo’s people “who still take instructions from Chombo.”

“We are warning all the provincial leaders with G40 tendencies to shape up or ship out,” the war vets charged.

“Failure to do so, the war veterans shall descend on those wayward provinces.”