Farai Dziva|A former freedom fighter has castigated war veterans leader Victor Matemadanda for making reckless utterances “forgetting that he was a taxi driver during the liberation struggle.”

The former freedom fighter described Matemadanda as a greedy and selfish individual.

In an opinion piece published by a daily publication the disgruntled war veteran wrote:

The reality is : Matemadanda and many others of his ilk just want to benefit – themselves and they don’t even give a hoot about what their fellow comrades are going through.

Many of the real sons of the soil are either licking their wounds in the rural areas, while the former taxi driver (Matemadanda) is enjoying life at the high table.

Recently in Bulawayo, he said war veterans were suffering and then got out of track when he mentioned that war veterans should only support Zanu PF, a statement which contradicts what the real sons and daughters of the soil fought for, which among them is freedom of expression and association.

We need real war veterans who take care of former freedom fighters’ needs and not public speakers who do not put their words into action.