President Mugabe is at it again; reframing the succession problem which he created and ensuring that he does not take responsibility for it. Instead the whole nation is now focusing on the rise of Grace Mugabe and yet our fundamental problem is that we have a 90 year old incompetent of taking Zimbabwe forwards. That should be our sole focus; to ensure that Mugabe resigns as soon as possible so we can get on with solving the socio economic problems he has created over the last 34 years.
I am quite amazed that grown men and women around the President are unable to fathom that Zimbabwe's problems will never be resolved by Grace becoming a leader in ZANU (PF). Her joining the politburo will not add an iota of value. In fact, I wonder what her qualifications are but it must be clear to all that Zimbabwe needs better leadership especially when it comes to unleashing the potential of our women folk who make up the majority of our population.
The sad reality is that we have cowards within ZANU (PF) who seek to please Mugabe at all costs to secure their positions and perks.
In my opinion, the Grace issue is a political sideshow designed to take away our attention from the fact that ZANU (PF) will soon implode. It was Douglas Mwonzora, the MDC-T spokesperson, who said the other day that we are actually now in a de facto post Mugabe era. That is correct.
My contention here is that Grace is really a non- issue and when Mugabe is not there, I can guarantee you that her political fortunes will plummet almost immediately. The view that Mugabe can secure here political future is a pipe dream and I know that there are some within ZANU (PF) who can't wait.
We cannot have a Mugabe dynasty in Zimbabwe that is a fact. We progressive Zimbabweans will not allow that to happen and I am sure that many within ZANU (PF) will not allow that, it would be travesty. Our job is to take over government at the earliest opportunity post Mugabe, so that we can start to develop our country.