Ray Nkosi | In a new development former President Robert Mugabe has warned against army role in the next elections.

Mugabe is more and more becoming a vocal opposition voice against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration, has also warned that youths are going to be arrested and he knows this.

Speaking from his Blue Roof residence to General Ambrose Mutinhiri the leader of the New Patriotic Front, Mugabe is reported in a statement saying, “everyone should fight to ensure that people are free to belong to parties of their choice and that there is no interference by the Army or those that would want to resort to violence as a means of getting votes.”

Mugabe also urges the NPF to promote youth participation in politics. “I hope your NPF party will empower the youths to takeover. Don’t oppress them; make sure they are not harassed. I know they will be harassed and some arrested but empower them mentally to fight for what is right,” he said.

Mutinhiri promised President Mugabe that NPF will uphold the values and democratic ideals of the liberation struggle, especially the preservation of the historic land reform that Emmerson Mnangagwa says the Junta controlled Zanu PF is reversing along with youth empowerment policies.