Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has fired his country's Vice President after accusing her of 'witchcraft' and attempting to assassinate him.
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| President Mugabe (left) has fired his deputy Mrs Mujuru (right) |
Mugabe, 90, relieved Mrs Joyce Mujuru, 59, of her duties as his deputy alongside eight other cabinet ministers whom he believed were working with her.
Mugabe said yesterday that he was informed that Mujuru and the cabinet ministers took two tadpoles to a witchdoctor who performed some rituals to have him replaced as the President.
“One of the witchdoctors said look for two tadpoles of different colours one should be named (President) Mugabe and the other should be called (Ms) Mujuru and put them in water,” he said.
“That’s what happened. “They were made to fight and if (President) Mugabe’s tadpole dies then she will rule. Now if mine won against yours, it seems that is what happened then," he added.He also spoke ironically of the fact that her efforts to have him killed had failed to actualize.
“I go to elections, fight an election and I am expected to bow to my deputy and say I won an election, you can take over? Did I not hear that or read that this man was going to die in September. But the man refused to die in that September and is still refusing to die,” he said.Meanwhile, Mrs Mujuru was to succeeed Mugabe until the President's second wife, Grace, started a 3-month campaign against her and accused her of being 'too dull and corrupt to lead the Zimbabwe.'
Reuters had reported that certain experts say the First Lady, Grace, is now being groomed to succeed her husband. Mrs Mugabe, 49, had repeatedly accused Mrs Mujuru of plotting to kill the President.
Mujuru said:
"A vociferous attempt has been made to portray me as "a traitor", "murderer" and "sellout", yet no iota of evidence has been produced to give credence to the allegations."Mrs Mujuru is the first vice president to be fired since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980. Her four predecessors all died in office.
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