Principals agree Police chief post now ‘vacant’

Posted by on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in GPA, Zimbabwe politics | 3 comments

Acting Police commissioner Augustine Chihuri

By Tichaona Sibanda
8 February 2012

The three principals to the Global Political Agreement have agreed that the current position of Commissioner-General is now ‘vacant’ and Augustine Chihuri will serve in the position in an acting capacity.

Chihuri’s contract expired on 31st January and the two MDC formations were demanding a neutral personality within the force to take over. But Mugabe wanted to stick with Chihuri, who has publicly declared his allegiance to Mugabe and ZANU PF.

But following their two and half hour meeting at State House, President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara agreed to declare the position vacant.

The three principals agreed that the Police Service Commission must be ‘regularised’ so that it makes recommendations of potential candidates to the President.

The principals also agreed that, in line with the Constitution, the President would then consult and agree with the Prime Minister on the next Commissioner General of Police.

After the meeting, Tsvangirai and Mutambara briefed the media and said that as principals, they agreed that the Minister of Media Information and Publicity, must immediately implement their directive to reconstitute the boards of ZBC, Mass Media Trust and the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) in line with the agreed formula.

“The licenses already issued by the illegally constituted BAZ board should be revoked forthwith,” a statement issued in Harare said.

On elections Mugabe and his counterparts from the MDC agreed that they would now be monitoring the constitution making process at their level. On Monday next week they will meet commissioners of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to look at their needs for them to run an election that is free and fair.

See Principals to GPA Statement

  • Tanonoka Joseph whande

    Three principals agreed? I am from the old order. Do you kids still say “bull shit”?

  • chatunga

    Why shld he be acting commissioner, put someone else, i just see him coming back or acting till kingdom come!!!

  • Chimbido Warvet

    These guys do not have the capacity to deal with President Mugabe. They do not realize that they are being taken for a big ride. Chihuri will not go but will continue to be in an acting capacity for the next three years. Naturally this will not stop him from making decisions he has been making when he was substantive Police Commissioner. So what is the big deal here?