Mudenge Promises Mugabe To Punish MDC Supporters
22/04/2011 13:43:00
Masvingo, April 22, 2011 – Zanu (PF) politburo member and Higher and
Tertiary Education Minister, Stan Mudenge has promised his party leader,
Robert Mugabe to witch hunt people who voted for rival party leader, Morgan
Tsvangirai leader of the lager formation of the Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC) to punish them for turning against the former revolutionary
party in 2008 March elections.
Speaking during Mugabe’s official opening of Zimbabwe Christian Church,
(ZCC) two billion dollars multi-purpose Conference Centre at Mbungo estates
in Masvingo North, Mudenge who is the local MP assured his ageing leader
that party youths would fish out all the people who voted against Zanu (PF)
and deal with them accordingly.
Mudenge blamed the locals for turning against their backs against Zanu (PF)
leading to the embarrassing defeat of their party leader, Mugabe by arch
rival Tsvangirai for the first time in history after the country attained
independence in 1980.
“President I want to tell you that some people in my constituency have
rebelled and they voted against you in 2008. They are now supporting the
puppet party MDC but I want to say that we will fish them out and deal with
them until they come back to us and do things our way,” Mudenge said.
He added that party youths will be vicious to the said culprits to avoid
another embarrassing defeat of the octogenarian leader who turned 87 years
two months ago, when anticipated elections come later this year.
Mudenge boasted that Zanu (PF) youths with the help of military aid from the
partisan Zimbabwe defense forces will crack down on all people suspected of
neglecting Mugabe in 2008 as a lesson to those who wished to do the same
this year.
“We have a very forceful and vigorous youth wing and our members of the
armed forces who will make sure that no one loses direction again like what
happened three years ago. Those who did it will be punished severely by our
active young man and women who know the importance of keeping our leader in
power,” added Mudenge.
Mudenge whose face looked pale, however, pleaded for support from the ZCC
church leader, Nehemiah Mutendi, saying his large followership could save
Mugabe from another embarrassing defeat this year.
“We need your support from all the church members to vote for President
Mugabe so that we will not suffer another defeat as what happened in 2008.
We pledge to help the church as Zanu (PF) in every respect if you guarantee
us with the membership votes, “Mudenge said before a close to 30 000 crowd.
Mugabe who was the guest of owner however later rewarded Mutendi with a farm
to build an agricultural University in Chinhoyi, which was said will boost
the land reform programme by giving training to beneficiaries of the chaotic
exercise.