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Jonathan Moyo steps up Gono attack

Politics
Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo yesterday stepped up his attacks against Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono accusing him of causing “untold pains” to Zanu PF’s election manifesto.

Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo yesterday stepped up his attacks against Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono accusing him of causing “untold pains” to Zanu PF’s election manifesto.

Staff Reporter

The Tsholotsho North MP accuses Gono of leaking sensitive information that has allegedly exposed corruption in the government’s indigenisation deals.

The central bank governor is against the indigenisation model spearheaded by Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere.

Moyo, who is believed to be leading Zanu PF’s election strategy ahead of polls expected either in June or July, tore into Gono in an opinion piece published by the State media.

“That the RBZ has been at pains to draw the attention of relevant authorities against the indigenisation reform programme is common cause,” the former Information minister wrote.

“What is unfortunate and to tally unacceptable is that the RBZ has been at pains to make its baseless points in an unfair and irresponsible manner based on utter and complete lies that have caused untold pains to the system of our governance in general and to Zanu PF’s election manifesto in particular. “This has been done without any good cause whatsoever.”

After anchoring its election campaigns on the land reform programme in polls held since 2000, Zanu PF is expected to use the indigenisation programme to drum up support this time around.

Critics, including Gono, say Kasukuwere’s model will sound a death knell to the comatose economy.

President Robert Mugabe recently admitted in an interview with State media that the minister had bundled an indigenisation deal government signed with giant platinum miner Zimplats.

Moyo accused Gono of gambling with the economy and in a veiled threat promised that the next RBZ governor will reverse his decisions.

“It must be said without prejudice that it is unwise for any lame duck official with a troubled, dark and controversial past which is yet to be audited, to make a huge fuss by behaving badly in childishly personalised way,” he wrote.

Gono, in an interview with our sister paper, the Zimbabwe Independent last Friday hit back at his critics saying they were being dishonest. “Some of those accusing me of undermining indigenisation now were either still youngsters then or anti-Zanu PF donor-funded expatriates,” he said.

“In supporting the President’s vision then, I argued clearly and eloquently that the future stability of our country depended on the urgent extension of economic opportunities to indigenous people and broadening the ownership of the means of production to include the majority of hitherto disadvantaged Zimbabweans.

“Furthermore, some of those who have chosen to be my loudest critics today know my record very well.”