Mnangagwa is a small boy – Tsvangirai

HARARE – Main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has ridiculed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa describing him as a “small boy” who does not have the political clout to challenge for the presidency when elections are due in 2018.

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader was addressing a “No reforms No Elections” rally in the Harare suburb of Kumbuzuma.

“I told Mnangagwa one word that I don’t compete with you. 1st division does not compete with 4th division,” the MDC leader was quoted saying.

“If (the 2018) elections come with Mnangagwa as President, I will give him (former Kwekwe Central MP Blessing) Chebundo.

“I beat (President Robert) Mugabe and then Mnangagwa, please let’s be fair. Chebundo trounced Mnangagwa in two successive elections for the Kwekwe Central seat before the latter relocated to Zibagwe-Chirumanzu constituency.

During a rally on Saturday Mnangagwa bragged that that God was allegedly on Zanu PF’s side.

“Let me tell you this, God loves Zanu PF,” he said. “God gave us countries and we were given Zimbabwe.

“When we had won our independence, the British funded the MDC to remove us from power.

“In 2008, they almost removed us from power but God refused and said no,” Mnangagwa told party supporters in Harare’s Dzivaresekwa high density suburb.

“God intervened and we are still ruling. Look now we are going to win by-elections. God indeed loves Zanu PF.”