"The Enemy Is Now Shaking And Quaking," Sikhala On Reports He Is Poised To Replace Chamisa

MDC Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala has dismissed as ungrounded allegations the reports that were made on social media that he wanted to take power from MDC leader Nelson Chamisa.

The reports were said by president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charambawho suggested that Sikhala was even getting sponsorship from Western states. In response, Sikhala said:

The enemy is now shaking and quaking. They are coming on us full throttle. I have noticed with anger and anguish the desperate attempts by the department of counterintelligence of the Central Intelligence Office (CIO), the military intelligence and the office of Emmerson Mnangagwa calling itself the Office of the President and Cabinet(OPC), pushing hard a narrative to destroy and sow seeds of division in the people’s party through by running with a nauseating narrative to shuffle the MDC leadership as constituted by the Gweru congress.

Sikhala who is confrontational in nature is a little bit different from Chamisa who has so far tried to pursue the diplomatic front, a strategy which some say would not work when dealing with a ‘ruthless’ government as that of President Mnangagwa.

Recently, Sikhala was acquitted of treason charges that had been raised against him after he had remarked at a political rally that his party would remove Mnangagwa before 2023 when Zimbabwe’s next elections are due.

Sikhala’s boldness has slightly divided the MDC as there are some supporters who prefer a radial transformation while some cautious ones want a gradual one.

More: Nehanda Radio