{"id":60225,"date":"2022-06-03T18:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/president-mnangagwa-set-to-appoint-zdf-commander-pv-sibanda-as-2nd-vp-moyo"},"modified":"2022-06-03T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:19:23","slug":"president-mnangagwa-set-to-appoint-zdf-commander-pv-sibanda-as-2nd-vp-moyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/president-mnangagwa-set-to-appoint-zdf-commander-pv-sibanda-as-2nd-vp-moyo","title":{"rendered":"President Mnangagwa Set To Appoint ZDF Commander PV Sibanda As 2nd VP \u2013 Moyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly set to appoint Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda as his second vice president.<\/p>\n

This claim was made on Thursday by self-exiled former Information minister Jonathan Moyo.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa\u2019s second VP, Kembo Mohadi resigned in March last year following a sex scandal.<\/p>\n

Moyo also claimed that Air Marshal Elson Moyo, the Air Force of Zimbabwe commander, would succeed Sibanda.<\/p>\n

He tweeted on Thursday:<\/p>\n

In what will be a double whammy to his political detractors in & outside ZanuPF ahead of the party\u2019s 2022 Congress & the 2023 polls, @edmnangagwa is set to appoint CDF Philip V Sibanda as State VP, to replace Mohadi & will replace Sibanda with Air Marshal Elson Moyo, as CDF!<\/p>\n

General Sibanda\u2019s appointment as State Vice President is imminent. Preparations to setup his VP office, including staff recruitment, are already underway. Sibanda\u2019s appointment as State VP will endanger Mohadi\u2019s position as one of the two VPs and Second Secretaries of ZanuPF!<\/p>\n

Moyo\u2019s claims could not be independently verified, but it is believed he maintains contacts with senior ZANU PF officials and some elements in the military.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa\u2019s spokesman George Charamba last week said the ZANU PF leader would not be stampeded into announcing Mohadi\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n

Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda recently called upon the president to appoint a second VP who has traditionally been appointed on the basis that they are former members of ZAPU as per the terms of a 1987 \u2018unity accord\u2019 between ZANU and ZAPU.<\/p>\n

Sibanda fought in the 1970s war of independence on the side of ZIPRA, whose political arm, ZAPU, has held one of the two vice president positions since 1990.<\/p>\n

If Moyo\u2019s predictions are accurate, Mnangagwa would have a vice president and ZDF commander all hailing from Mberengwa \u2013 his home district.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly set to appoint Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda as his second vice president. This claim was made on Thursday by self-exiled former Information minister Jonathan Moyo. Mnangagwa\u2019s second VP, Kembo Mohadi resigned in March last year following a sex scandal. 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