Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has snubbed President Robert Mugabe’s Bindura rally.
At the rally one of the G-40 faction members, Saviour Kasukuwere told the gathering that that any attempt to remove President Robert Mugabe from power was a cardinal sin before bursting into song-Regai vatonge baba, VaMugabe (Let Mugabe rule).
The reasons for Mnangagwa’s absence were not clear at the time of writing.
G-40 is made up of Higher and tertiary Education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, Indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao and Saviour Kasukuwere.
Also not present at Mugabe’s Chipadze rally was the second Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko who traditionally accompanies and introduces Mugabe’s wife Grace at her offensive “meet” the people’s national rallies.
The G40 group of young Zanu PF turks is fighting against Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the party’s succession battle.
They are pushing Grace to succeed her aging President.