ED attacked over coup

SELF-EXILED former minister Saviour Kasukuwere has accused the ruling Zanu PF party of failing to abide by its constitution in elevating President Emmerson Mnangagwa as its leader following the ousting of the late former leader Robert Mugabe.

Speaking at a discussion on the fifth anniversary of Mugabe’s ouster held under the topic, Back to the Future: A Review of the Post-November 2017 Coup in Zimbabwe which was hosted by Sapes Trust last Thursday, Kasukuwere accused Mnangagwa of inheriting Mugabe’s traits of consolidating power around himself.

He also claimed that Mnangagwa was Mugabe’s preferred successor but was pressured by power-hungry allies to stage a coup in November 2017.

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