By Tinashe Sambiri
War veteran Blessed Geza has intensified his criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, branding him the “godfather of Zvigananda” and accusing him of presiding over a corrupt and self-serving clique within Zanu PF. In a hard-hitting address delivered on Sunday, Geza said Mnangagwa’s days in power are numbered.

Geza, who has become an unrelenting critic of the President and his inner circle, focused his speech on what he described as the decay and betrayal festering at the top levels of government.

“You are aware of what is happening in Zanu PF,” Geza said.

“Tagwirei was blocked from joining the Central Committee. He thought he could use money to buy his way to the top. But we thank General Constantino Chiwenga for showing us the way.”

Geza’s comments appear to confirm growing tensions within the ruling party, particularly between Mnangagwa loyalists and those aligned with Vice President Chiwenga.

The businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, widely seen as a Mnangagwa ally, was recently sidelined from the Central Committee of the ruling Zanu PF party —an event Geza interpreted as a sign of shifting internal dynamics.

“Tagwirei, you wanted to use the money you stole from the people to buy loyalty,” Geza said. “But Zimbabwe is not for sale.”

He went further to condemn the continued influence of what he calls the “Zvigananda”—a term he uses to describe corrupt and power-hungry elements around the President.

“Zviganandas are still roaming free,” Geza warned. “But the chickens are coming home to roost. Be warned, Zvigananda!”

Geza accused Mnangagwa of feigning ignorance and denouncing corruption publicly while enabling it behind the scenes. “Emmerson Mnangagwa is the godfather of Zvigananda,” he charged. “His sloganeering denouncing Zvigananda is cheap rhetoric.”

“Pasi nezvigananda! Zvigananda will fall. Mnangagwa, your grandstanding will never fool us—you are going very soon,” he thundered.

Geza ended his address with a rallying cry to what he termed “progressive forces” within the liberation movement and civil society. “The progressive forces are alert. There is no turning back.”

While Zanu PF has not issued a formal response to Geza’s comments, insiders say his remarks reflect deeper rifts within the party ahead of a potential succession showdown.

For now, Geza remains defiant and undeterred, determined to continue speaking out against what he calls the “rot at the heart of the system.”