Claveria Chizema Suspended For Plotting To Oust ED
Zanu PF has suspended Politburo member Claveria Chizema who is the party’s secretary for health, child care and the elderly for allegedly plotting to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The suspension follows reports that Mnangagwa confronted Zanu PF opponents with the assistance of Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Isaac Moyo.
Mnangagwa used a Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare to accuse some Zanu PF officials of plotting against him by conspiring with the opposition while promoting the ambitions of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to take over.
During his presentation in a politburo meeting, Moyo revealed that the plot was being spearheaded by Chizema and former Mbare MP and businessman Tendai Savanhu.
Sources who were privy to the presentation told ZimLIve that Moyo turned up with posters allegedly printed ahead of planned anti-government protests on Friday. The posters denounced Mnangagwa, while praising his deputy.
“Moyo accused Chizema and Savanhu of organising and funding the planned anti-government protests on Friday,” a source briefed on the proceedings said.
“It was styled like Jonathan Moyo’s ‘Blue Ocean’ presentation in July 2017, when the target then was Mnangagwa. It was quite theatrical, but of a lesser quality. Placards were presented, allegedly seized from all 10 provinces indicating support for Chiwenga. Moyo told the Politburo the placards were allegedly going to be paraded on July 31,” the source said.
The source said Chiwenga sat silently listening to Moyo’s presentation.
The source said, “The plan appeared to send out a message to Chiwenga that we are watching you, but they were either too cowardly to confront him or their strategy was always to just try and unnerve him. Moyo told the Politburo they had looked into Chiwenga and found him to be a most loyal cadre supportive of Mnangagwa’s leadership, effectively isolating Chizema and Savanhu. There was no assertive position on Savanhu taken by the Politburo. Instead, all guns were aimed at Chizema who was identified as the kingpin of the plot.”
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