Archbishop Ndanga Calls Wilson Masokowere to Order: “You Can’t Steal a Project Started by Someone’s Brains”
By AfricaHotspot Correspondent
The President of the African Christian Council International (ACCI), Professor Archbishop Johannes Ndanga, has broken his silence regarding the escalating tensions in Mutare.
In a candid interview, the Archbishop directly addressed the viral social media footage showing “bouncers” allegedly hired by Wilson Masokowere, the former Manicaland Provincial Manager for DANet, to obstruct a High Court Order and maintain an illegal occupation of DANet offices.
Archbishop Ndanga did not mince words, labeling the defiance as a desperate act of cowardice and intellectual theft. He stood firmly behind the DANet President, Rev. Dr. Musindo, condemning those attempting to hijack the organization’s success through physical intimidation.
Speaking to this publication from Swoul in Republic of Korea, Archbishop Ndanga said:
“These are people who defy Court Orders hoping to find political sympathy out of ignorance when in actual fact they are not in the political field,” Ndanga stated. “They want to run away from the whole truth. Musindo has a track record of many projects. How come they now want to hijack his projects, simply because they are successful?” he said.
The Archbishop specifically called out Masokowere for refusing to vacate the premises and for using violent proxies to undermine the judiciary. He warned that such tactics are a waste of time and will not change the legal reality of the situation.
“Defying a court order will not make them a winner. They should learn to start their own initiatives and leave Musindo alone. They are weak when they talk about Musindo’s political relevance. They are simply wasting their time. You can’t steal a project started by someone’s brains,” he added.
Highlighting the moral and legal weight of the matter, Ndanga dismissed the strategy of using past political eras to justify current lawlessness. He made it clear that the ACCI and the broader Christian community reject the use of hired thugs to resolve administrative or legal disputes.
“This is a matter of truth. I can see they are trying to narrate Musindo’s political standing in the context of Mugabe’s era. His standing with Mugabe, Mnangagwa and the ruling Party ZanuPF has never changed. It’s them who are trying to twist reality. We don’t support the use of violence in defiance of a court order that happened in Mutare.”
