Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has summoned security
heavyweights following the release of a succession dossier dubbed
"Blue Ocean Strategy" by suspected war veterans allegedly aligned to
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a report said on Friday.
According to NewsDay , the military was behind the dossier, and was
reportedly planning on using unscrupulous means to defeat the
Generation 40 (G40) faction, allegedly allied to First Lady Grace
Mugabe.
Unnamed sources claimed that a nervous Mugabe hosted a number of
lawmakers to discuss the alleged file by the war veterans.
The sources were quoted as saying that the meeting went on until late
on Wednesday as Mugabe wanted plans on how to stop the ongoing
factional wars ravaging his party.
The "Blue Ocean strategy", was allegedly compiled by the intelligence
services, and detailed divergent plans to "restore the party from a
cartel of youthful politicians", the report said.
War veterans secretary general Victor Matemadanda confirmed the
existence of such a dossier, but claimed that the it was compiled by
the G40 faction.
Rumour-mongering
He said that the group intended on using it to mislead Mugabe, 92,
into believing that the ex-liberation fighters wanted him gone.
"The Blue Ocean thing is their creation. It is what they are using to
get the president angry about us. It is sad that in the ruling party,
decisions are being made based on rumour mongering," Matemadanda was
quoted saying.
The ruling Zanu-PF party has been riddled with warring factions for
time immemorial, as party leaders position themselves to eventually
succeed the nonagenarian.
Among the possible names in the looming battle to take over are
Mugabe's wife Grace, 50, and his two vice presidents, Phelekezela
Mphoko and Mnangagwa.
Reports indicated that a group of Young Turks, G40, was pushing for
Grace to be the next deputy president, thus, positioning her to
eventually succeed the ailing president.
Meanwhile, the war veterans have remained vocal about their unyielding
support to vice president Mnangagwa.
Bloodshed
The former freedom fighters claimed that Mnangagwa was the next in
line to take over the presidency, adding that their decision to
endorse him was "irreversible".
They also allegedly threatened bloodshed should Mnangagwa's bid to
succeed Mugabe fail.
However, Mugabe recently warned the war veterans, saying they must
"tread" carefully as he would react with brutal force against
"dissidents".
Mugabe reminded the former liberation fighters of one of the country's
most brutal genocides after independence, saying that he would not
hesitate to once more crush "rebellion".
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