HARARE
–
Outspoken
war
veteran
and
critic
of
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa,
Blessed
Geza,
has
called
for
an
indefinite
national
shutdown
until
the
president
resigns,
describing
it
as
“the
final
push”
to
end
what
he
claims
is
a
corrupt
and
incapacitated
regime.
In
a
speech
circulated
on
Monday,
Geza
urged
Zimbabweans
to
stay
at
home
from
Tuesday,
22
April,
and
not
return
to
work
until
Mnangagwa
steps
down.
He
said
businesses
should
offer
food
to
citizens
for
free,
promising
that
a
“new
government”
would
compensate
them.
“Every
Zimbabwean
must
stay
at
home.
Shops
and
industries
will
not
open,”
said
Geza.
“We
are
staying
away
to
force
Mnangagwa
to
go.”
Geza
alleged
that
the
president
is
no
longer
fit
to
govern
due
to
what
he
claimed
is
“vascular
dementia,”
and
accused
unelected
individuals
of
making
critical
national
decisions
at
private
meetings
held
at
Mnangagwa’s
farm.
He
also
claimed
that
an
impeachment
process
was
being
delayed
by
Parliament
leadership
under
pressure
from
the
executive,
while
MPs
were
being
bribed
with
state
funds
to
protect
Mnangagwa.
“You
are
servants
of
the
people.
You
cannot
be
bribed
with
national
resources
to
protect
a
collapsing
regime,”
he
said,
addressing
MPs.
Geza’s
speech
also
included
serious
corruption
allegations,
including
claims
that
ZEC,
Valley
Seed,
and
politically
connected
companies
were
involved
in
questionable
transactions
totaling
over
US$190
million
and
1.1
billion
rand,
allegedly
facilitated
through
illegal
bank
guarantees
and
offshore
transfers.
He
further
accused
the
government
of
neglecting
public
health,
citing
the
recent
death
of
a
musician
due
to
lack
of
basic
medication.
He
added
that
Justice
Minister
Ziyambi
Ziyambi,
Attorney
General
Virginia
Mabhiza,
and
Speaker
of
Parliament
Jacob
Mudenda
are
planning
to
submit
a
proposal
to
Parliament
to
extend
the
presidential
term
to
2030.
The
sweetener
for
parliamentarians,
he
claimed,
would
be
an
extension
of
their
own
term
of
office
as
well.
He
said
the
plan
aims
to
avoid
the
constitutional
requirement
of
a
referendum.
Geza
added
that
the
indefinite
stay-away
would
only
be
called
off
when
there
is
a
new
government.
Information
Minister
Jenfan
Muswere
and
other
officials
have
dismissed
similar
shutdown
calls
in
the
past,
urging
Zimbabweans
to
ignore
them.