Tinotenda Hove – Citizens leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa has denied links with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF, declaring he will never betray the people.

In a statement on Wednesday, Chamisa dismissed renewed claims online that he has been “co-opted” by ED and Zanu PF.

“Chamisa Declares he will never betray the people,” he said, before launching a blistering attack on what he called government gaslighting.

“GET YOUR HEADS EXAMINED…Some people really amaze me. Do you honestly believe that if the Chamisa you constantly gaslight and vilify had agreed to be co-opted by ED, there would have been any need to hire that Chabangu as the manufactured face of a government-sponsored opposition?” Chamisa asked.

He pointed to Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 as evidence of a fallout, saying: “Do you think they would have needed CAB3 to deal with the fallout from a disputed presidential election? Would CAB3 have been necessary?”

Chamisa also accused the ruling party of spending billions to destroy him: “Do you think they would have spent billions in taxpayers’ money buying off individuals, organizations, and institutions, including some within the region, to discredit and destroy the very person they were supposedly working with? Why spend billions of taxpayers’ dollars buying influence, recruiting allies, mobilizing institutions and giving cars, to destroy the credibility of someone who was supposedly on your side?”

“Why would an ally cause you sleepless nights. Give us a break! Kwanai! Miswai! The logic simply does not add up. If someone is part of your project, you do not expend enormous resources undermining, isolating, and dismantling them. You do not wage a sustained campaign against an ally. The very existence of these efforts points to entrenched animosity.”

He ended by drawing a clear line between himself and Zanu PF: “We’re chalk and cheese, oil and water. We can’t mix! And I’m proud of that record! #TheNew”

The statement has sparked debate online, with supporters praising his defiance while critics continue to question his relationship with the establishment.