HARARE- The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono, intended to form his own political party because he felt President Robert Mugabe and his party, Zanu PF were now so weak and no longer relevant to the country according to the latest Wikileaks cables.
The whistle blowing website quotes former United States ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee saying “Governor Gideon Gono told me earlier this week that he believes Zanu PF and Mugabe are so weak that he intended to start his own party,” McGee said.
Gono reportedly made the revelations after Mugabe had just won a disputed presidential election run-off election in 2008 when he contested alone after the winner in the first round Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew citing violence.
“While we are sceptical that Gono will start an alternative party, he is among Mugabe’s few confidantes, and his appraisal of Mugabe and Zanu PF is a strong indication that all is not well within the party,” McGee said.
