The Mugabe regime has decided to bury the Zimbabwe’s first President in his rural home. The denial of ex President Rev Canaan as a hero is seen by some as a rejection of the part he played in the history of this country’s battle for freedom.

The decision was obviously made in reference to Mugabe’s previous statement that homosexuals are ''worse than dogs and pigs.'' This provides a revealing insight into the criteria used by Zanu PF to determine hero status, for there are many buried in “Heroes Acre” who died with the blood of innocent victims on their hands. Hence, murder is obviously an acceptable modus operandi in the illegal regime, homosexuality a far greater crime and the grounds to deny hero status.

President Obassanjo is yet again provided with evidence that Zimbabwe does not deserve an invitation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Nigeria next month.