Destiny for Africa Network (DANet) founder and President Reverend Obadiah Musindo has launched a blistering attack on opposition figure Job Sikhala, warning Western powers not to rely on what he described as “fabrications” meant to discredit Zimbabwe. This follows Sikhala’s address to European Union MPs in which he claimed rampant human rights abuses were taking place in the country. Musindo said Western institutions risked repeating past mistakes by believing unverified allegations from individuals driven by desperation, internal political fights and the pursuit of donor funding.
He accused Sikhala of deliberately misleading foreign officials. “First of all, I want to say that Job Sikala is a liar, and he told the European MPs complete lies,” he said. Drawing parallels with events outside the country, Musindo added: “This is similar to what happened in South Africa, where a few individuals lied to the President of the United States, claiming that white people were being massacred… Donald Trump accepted it without investigating, and instead of harming South Africa, the country ended up gaining international sympathy.” According to Musindo, Sikhala’s claims follow a long pattern of opposition deception dating back to the early 2000s.
“They lied a lot during the First Republic against Zimbabwe, and Europe and America accepted those lies—only to later realise that most of the things said… were complete fabrications,” he said. “During that time, there was an international campaign of lies led by Tony Blair… and together with George Bush they lied about Iraq. He argued that the same trend contributed to sanctions on Zimbabwe.
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Musindo also alleged that Sikhala’s behaviour over the years demonstrated political instability and violent tendencies. “Job Sikala, number one, is known to be a violent individual. Number two, he is known to be a man with mental instabilities when it comes to politics… a man of violence, a man of theatrics… someone whom European Union MPs should not listen to.” He cited past incidents involving the opposition to argue that many acts of political violence were “internally orchestrated.” “Now, why do I say his claims about his house being bombed are lies? Why do I say the bombing of Ibbo Mandaza’s place is an inside job?” he asked.
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