{UAH} MUGABE'S COSTLIEST BLUNDER

Frank Mujabi,

Did Robert Mugabe make the worst mistake of his political career by sacking his deputy and long term acolyte Emmerson Mnangagwa? Look at these pictures below: Mnangagwa has been at Mugabe's side through-out his career. They met in prison- with Mugabe the older man- Mnangawa very young boy who immediately came under the wings of Mugabe, a school teacher at the time. Wen Mugabe led the breakway from Joshua Nkomo's ZAPU to form his own ZANU, he took Mnanangwa with him, and the two have been close ever since. Mnangagwa even served for a while as Mugabe's personal body guard and private secretary. In government, Manganagwa served in virutally everybgvernment minsitry, from Justice, Finance, Defence, Home Affairs and even as Speaker of Parlaiemtn. Throughout, Mugabe's 37 year reign, Mnangagwa remained the head of the Defence Committe, a powerful body that supervised and controlled all the security agencies, from the police, the army and the intelliegence agencies- all these reported to Mnagangwa. After Mugabe, Mnanagagwa was the most powerful person in Zimbabwe for the entire 37 years of his regime.

In my view, Managnagwa could not be sacked. he either had to be arrested and imprisoned or killed. Sending him to exile was the worst error Mugabe could have made. I am looking at it from Mugabe's point of view- if I was in his shoes. he made the same mistake that President Obote made, not onc, but twice.

Bobby

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Zimbabweans sitting in front of Salibury prison (where Mugabe and Mnangagwa met and forged their political alliance) in 1968 after the triple hanging of James Dhlamini, Victor Mlambo and Duly Shadrack, was ordered by Ian Smith's government - despite Queen Elizabeth II issuing a royal reprieve

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Mnangagwa was mentioned by, among others, the tycoon Roland Rowland at the time of the Gukurahundi massacres. Pictured: Mugabe (centre) and Mnangagwa (right) together 

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Mnangagwa's reputation for cruelty is so legendary that he was one of the few leaders of Zimbabwe known to drive around the country without security. Pictured: The former vice president claps after being presented with a fake crocodile as homage to his nickname 

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He is a leader of the so-called 'Lacoste' faction - named after the clothes firm's crocodile logo, which matches Mnangagwa's reptilian nickname - within Mugabe's party. The group enjoys strong support among military figures. Pictured: Mugabe with Mnangagwa

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Mnangagwa was sentenced to ten years in jail, being kept at Salisbury Prison, Grey Prison, Khami Prison and Harare Prison. While imprisoned in Salisbury (later renamed Harare), he became close to Mugabe and other nationalist leaders. Pictured: Mnangagwa with Mugabe and Josiah Tongogara, a guerrilla commander 

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Mugabe had accused his former deputy of plotting to take power from him, while his ambitious wife Grace referred to him as a snake that 'must be hit on the head' after the two clashed. Pictured right: Mnangagwa with Mugabe in 2004

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University of London-educated Mnangagwa has been close to Mugabe since the two were involved in the struggle against racist white-minority rule in then-Rhodesia. Pictured: Mnangagwa (right) being sworn in as vice president by Mugabe (left) in 2014

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He earned his 'Crocodile' nickname when he returned to Zimbabwe and led a gang of fighters called the 'Crocodile Group' during the civil war. Pictured: Mnangagwa in 2016

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First Lady: Grace Mugabe, 52, pictured with her husband, has been seen as being a successor to her husband after her opponent was fired. With the events of last night, the struggle between Grace and Mnangagwa to succeed 93-year-old Mugabe appears to be shifting in the Crocodile's favour

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5084379/Deposed-Zimbabwe-VP-75-London-educated-ex-spymaster.html#ixzz4yc5ijdg5 
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