Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has hit back at claims by the Vice President, her main rival to succeed ageing leader, Robert Mugabe, that his ice cream was poisoned at an event.
Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa made the allegations earlier this week but did not name the first lady, Grace Mugabe.
“The medical doctors who attended to me ruled out food poisoning but confirmed that indeed poisoning had occurred,” Mnangagwa said at a press conference on Thursday.
Mnangagwa who is also known as 'the Crocodile',had first indicated that he was poisoned last week and that it happened at a Zanu-PF party event in September.
Responding to the allegations, Grace Mugabe lashed out at Mnangagwa, describing him as a “nobody.”
“I can’t prepare one cup of an ice cream to kill Mnangagwa.
“Who is he? I am the wife of the President.
“I am the first lady and Mnangagwa is a nobody who was employed by my husband, why would I kill him,” she said.
The row between Mnangagwa and Grace is believed to be over who succeeds President Robert Mugabe, 93, who has ruled Zimbabwe for more than three decades.
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