"The
resignation of Robert Mugabe provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a
new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule...As Zimbabwe's
oldest friend we will do all we can to support... to help the country achieve a
brighter future," said British Prime Minister, Theresa May.
Prime
Minister, we, the long suffering people of Zimbabwe, thank you and the British
people for your support and encouragement. As you are well aware, Robert
Gabriel Mugabe has been a cunning but ruthless tyrant who surrounded himself
with corrupt and incompetent simpletons who he moulded to suit his selfish
purpose. He created and retained a well-oil and well-funded, from looted nation
wealth, a de facto one-party, Zanu PF, cum one-man, Robert Mugabe, dictation.
Mugabe
has ruled Zimbabwe these last 37 years with an iron fist. He has destroyed the
nation’s economy. Unemployment has soared to 90% plus and basic services such
as health and education have largely collapse; they would have disappeared
completely was it not for the generosity of foreign donors such as the British
government.
Zimbabweans
are today the poorest nation in Africa!
Mugabe
has corrupted the country’s State Institutions such as the Army, Police, Public
Media, Judiciary, etc. for one purpose and one purpose only – to impose his
no-regime-change mantra. The country has never ever held free, fair and
credible election. Over 30 000 innocent Zimbabweans have been murdered by the
Zanu PF dictatorship in Mugabe’s 37 years reign of ruin and terror.
Mugabe
outwitted and bamboozled the many men and women, we the people risked life and
limb to elect into office on the promise they would implement the democratic
reforms designed to dismantle the dictatorship. The nation was at its wits’
end.
Mugabe’s
final down fall was brought about by the dog-eat-dog fighting that has consumed
the Zanu PF dictatorship as Grace Mugabe targeted first former VP Joice Mujuru
and then former VP Emerson Mnangagwa because the two were in poll position to
succeed her husband. She was eyeing the post for herself.
The
military coup of 15 November 2017 was the climax of the factional war in Zanu
PF. The coup plotters were Mnangagwa faction supporters and after Mugabe fire
their leader the week before the plotters knew they were next. The coup and all
the events that have followed have successfully manged to force Mugabe to
resign.
It is
important to realise that the Zanu PF dictatorship is still in place because
not even one democratic reforms to dismantle it has been implemented or is
likely to be implemented. All that has happened here is the dictator, Robert
Mugabe, who has been the public face of the dictatorship has been replaced by
Emerson Mnangagwa, who was Mugabe’s right-hand man and chief enforcer.
Mnangagwa has been involved in most of the looting, the vote rigging and murders
committed by the regime all through the last 37 years.
Emerson
Mnangagwa has inherited the Zanu PF dictatorship and he is not going to implement
any democratic reforms to dilute the dictatorial powers to help his own iron
grip on power. We, the long suffering people of Zimbabwe, are hoping that the
British government and British people will support us in our final push to get
the democratic reforms implemented and thus dismantle the entrenched Zanu PF
dictatorship.
There
is no restoring the people’s freedoms, human rights including the right to free
and fair elections and meaningful economic recovery as long as the oppressive Zanu
PF dictatorship boot is on the nation’s neck. We need the democratic reforms
implemented as a matter of urgency because nothing of substance can ever be
achieved whilst the dictatorship rules the roost.
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