Sybeth Musengezi, a Zanu PF member who is challenging the ascendancy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the ruling party presidency said he is doing that “to make our leaders respect the rule of law and the constitution of Zanu PF and Zimbabwe”.
Musengezi last month filed a High Court application seeking an order declaring as illegal the November 19 Zanu PF central committee meeting that forced late former President Robert Mugabe to resign and installed Mnangagwa as the party leader.
In his founding affidavit, Musengezi argues that Obert Mpofu, then Zanu PF secretary for finance had no power to preside over the meeting.
On Monday, Musengezi said he had filed an answering affidavit following indications by Mnangagwa’s lawyers that the Zanu PF leader was immune to prosecution because he was the President.
The matter is yet to be heard.
The fearless Zanu PF official also denied being sponsored by former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere to challenge Mnangagwa. He said he is doing this to teach Zanu PF leaders to respect the constitution.
“With regards to our application seeking nullification of the illegal 19th Nov 2017 central committee meeting that elevated @edmnangagwa to be the President, we managed to file our answering affidavit on Friday the 26th. By ‘we’ I mean ‘you and I’ so we’re good to go!” Musengezi said.
“This is not a court application against @edmnangagwa nor is it an application in favor of @Hon_Kasukuwere or Cde Chiwenga as reported in certain sections of the media. It is a court application to make our leaders respect the rule of law and the constitution of Zanu PF and Zimbabwe.
“However, it is not my place to stop any politician or presidential aspirant to use the current proceedings in their campaigns. My issue is only against unconstitutionalism, lawlessness and imposition of leaders. Only God is supreme, everyone else should respect the country’s laws.
“In the event that our competent courts rule in our favor and a proper election is held, if @edmnangagwa is constitutionally elected I’ll salute him but if he loses, I pray for the new leader to respect him as our elder and forgive him for any wrongs he may have done. God bless!”
In his application, Musengezi cited Zanu PF secretary for administration Mpofu, acting political commissar Patrick Chinamasa, former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko, ex-finance secretary Ignatius Chombo as the third, fourth, fifth and sixth respondents respectively.
Musengezi wants the former vice president Mphoko to convene a special Extraordinary Congress of Zanu PF that will decide the lawful position of Mnangagwa and other top party members. Nehanda Radio
Ramba wakadzvanya
Haiwine mfana
Kutumwa uko
Timothy Jimmy Seda Asi iwe hausati wambotumwa kubva uchizvarwa.?
achitumwa nani
Timothy Jimmy Seda is the anything wrong in doing what is right especially in this case?
Timothy Jimmy Seda Komene.
Timothy Jimmy Seda nani
Zanu on new tricks again my God
Mukutambwa nemi inonzi Zanu iyoyo
Hakusi kurovera pamudhuri here
I hope you know zanupf very well and you have already written your will…
Still in the election mode
Arikuziwa zvaarikuita uyu ndoma tricks ezanu iwayo
RIP
Bornface Muchemwa Get well soon
Bornface Muchemwa Taura hako. Hazviperi mushe but I respect him
He is telling the truth you don’t have to be a lawyer to understand that mnagangwa is illegitimate unless you are dull
usarwisanisa dende neibwe mwanangu
Agent of the devil. Old tricks. Baba Jukwa style
…. especially their own constitution
Pamberi apo tichazoona vatumi vobuda havo vachiti lets respect constitution and hwiri of the pipuru.Iyo yazvo inongova navirira.
They will shoot him very soon
also teach MDC the same lesson
So all along when you are one of them you were not respecting constitution Zanu pf’s new tricks
Even yourself musengezi ua a product of illegitimacy…fr instance givn th bloody brutul plundering of national resources and reducing evn our national pride to th dogs by ths mafia so clld party ua stl believng in it…cn be simply defined by another pot calling th other pot black yet they ar all black cos of being usd on th fires! Repent brother ua n a wrong ship heading to tarshish nt th heavenly required nineveh
Kana usina kutumwa wafa iwe. Put your affairs in order.
Tatenda Sarah Muyambo murimagwara
Kupiko kuvhara ISU 😂😂😔
At least there is someone who has some sense in ZANU pf
Kkkkkbah
The next we will hear of this Guy’s death
How old is this guy? And he’s already wishing to join his ancestors
Go on , hats off for you my man