Mujuru lacks political depth
EDITOR — It’s now more than two years since former Vice President and now leader of National People’s Party (NPP), Joice Mujuru, was expelled from the ruling party ZANU-PF.
Following her ouster, Mujuru’s political career has been dogged by challenges which are fast exposing her weaknesses as a leader.
In her attempt to gain political relevance, Mujuru has been attacking the Zanu-PF Government and its leadership.
Quoted in the local Press this week, Mujuru impetuously criticised Government under the leadership of President Mugabe, for the state of the health system in Zimbabwe as a sign of neglect of citizens.
It is an open secret that Mujuru, who served as a Government minister since 1980 when the country attained its independence and for 10 years as Vice President, never contributed anything meaningful to revive the country’s health sector.
Mujuru should actually be ashamed of uttering such allegations in the media.
One is tempted to think that Mujuru’s damascene moment is all, but an act and if given an opportunity to return to Zanu-PF she will be singing a different tune.
It’s unfortunate that the former VP is only questioning the condition of the health service and delivery now, because she is out of Government and also because her party officials were admitted to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
Mujuru is a failed politician attempting to repackage herself. Just because Mujuru was booted out of the ruling party, she is trying to portray herself as a goody-two shoes by tarnishing the image of President Mugabe.
That argument does not fly and her interviews in Britain recently revealed that much.
Forming political parties has become a money making venture in Zimbabwe albeit devoid of any ideological standing. Mujuru is fast realising her folly.
After her expulsion from ZANU-PF, she formed a political party, Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) or was drafted into the party, according to Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo.
Nevertheless, she encountered a plethora of difficulties that saw the party fractured in its infancy, resulting in the formation of National People’s Party. Allegations of abuse of party funds by Mujuru were made in ZPF and the boat continues to sink for her as she has no firm ideological standing.