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Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case. Dumped in November 2017 when the Missus decided she wanted to be president, and opposed heer might against Crocodile Mnangawa Important safety tip: If your opponent goes by the name Crocodileandf your title is
Shopper in Chieflet him win....
has been holding secret meetings with a prominent lawyer amid indications the opposition National Patriotic Front (NPF) wants the 40-year-old businessman to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in elections due in two months.
Mugabe has met Farai Mutamangira to discuss the leadership of the NPF, currently led by former Cabinet minister retired brigadier general Ambrose Mutinhiri, who is said to be on his way out, impeccable sources said yesterday.
Mutinhiri was announced as the NPF leader in March after holding a meeting with Mugabe, but sources say he has fallen out of favour with the party's structures after he failed to "assert his authority".
The former Zipra commander has allegedly failed to attend NPF meetings.
Mutamangira has already held several meetings with the party's founding stakeholders, the sources said.
He is said to be the legal brains behind the party that is poised to threaten Mnangagwa's support base, especially in the rural areas.
NPF sources said Mutinhiri had been "a big disappointment" and Mutamangira's appointment was being done to save the party linked to a former Zanu PF faction known as G40.
"He's a ghost president who's never been seen or heard from," said a source.
"The biggest question in the NPF is; where is Mutinhiri?
"We only read about him and saw his pictures with [former] president Mugabe in the newspapers. He never attends meetings."
Mutinhiri was not reachable for comment yesterday, but his backers said his absence is related to an alleged power struggle between him and former Local Government minister and G40 kingpin, Saviour Kasukuwere.
Kasukuwere was accused of trying to position himself to take over from Mutinhiri.
Mutamangira and party spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire were not reachable for comment yesterday.
Mutamangira is a prominent corporate, investment and mining lawyer.
He taught law at the University of Zim-bob-we and recently completed a high profile executive education programme with the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
He is the chairman of FastJet, a budget airline registered in the country.