Army sets ball rolling for new era in Zimbabwe

Nation urged to back the military

The military intervention in Zimbabwe is the silver bullet which the country has been waiting for.

“The whole world wants to know: Will Zimbabwe step up or will we step out.” This is what former Zanu-PF Youth leader Acie Lumumba said in a video shared on social media yesterday.

He said despite the Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) taking control of the country‚ he was urging citizens to unite to show the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they want new rule in the country.

“Whichever way you look at it‚ what is happening in Zimbabwe is a military intervention which they [SADC] interpret into a military coup [sic].”

He claimed that on Sunday President Robert Mugabe would once again be in charge of the country if Zimbabwean citizens did not show the SADC they supported the ZDF intervention.

He called on citizens to gather at Robert Mugabe Square in Harare tomorrow to show their support for the military.

“If Saturday takes place at Robert Mugabe Square and you are not there when we march to the State House‚ then on Sunday you prepare for Robert Mugabe and his wife to come back.” He said if the ZDF “attack us‚ the whole world is watching. If they don’t attack us‚ we win”.

The military engaged with Mugabe on his second day under house arrest under the watchful eye of the SADC facilitation team, with Father Fidelis Mukonori playing a bridging role. –