adminAdamski died in a horrific car accident on 16 December a few kilometres from the resort town of Victoria Falls, a crash that also claimed the life of a female passenger, Nomqhele Tshili and seriously injured his younger brother, Peter.
Peter is still admitted at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo, but it has since been confirmed that he is out of danger after scans were taken to ascertain the extent of internal injuries.
He was during the course of the week operated on both legs.
“What Minister Mpofu did for us during our grieving moment is simply hard to believe. He went out of his way and assisted us in a way that up to now we still cannot believe it. When this disaster struck us, we went to him because to us Mpofu is the leader of this region and he never disappointed us,” said the Former Highlanders Football Club Players’ Association chairman, Tito Paketh in an interview on Sunday night.
Paketh said, as legends they had to lean on someone like Mpofu because they realised that his heart and soul is with the people.
“Mpofu was very frank with us and I believe he is still frank that the door is open for us, whenever we have problems we must feel free to ring him. As former Highlanders players, we really appreciate what Obert did from the moment this terrible thing hit us. He has been there and while he is a family friend to the Ndlovus, to us he is also our friend now because of what he did,” said Paketh.
Mpofu paid all the medical bills for the legendary Peter and took care of funeral expenses for Adam.
Adam was laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery on Saturday afternoon with thousands of mourners from all walks of life in attendance.
On Saturday during a church service for Adam at the Amphitheatre, Mpofu assured mourners that as long as he was there, Highlanders would never collapse.
“Some of our colleagues in Government and the party in Harare have long been boasting that Dynamos will never collapse as long as they are there. I want them to know here and now that as long as people like us are there, Highlanders will never collapse, I will make sure that does not happen,” said Mpofu to thunderous applause from the mourners who included football legends from across the country.
Highlanders have a known history of being insolvent with debts of more than $400 000.
Mpofu has previously helped Highlanders settle some of its bills.
Mpofu also challenged his colleagues in Government to come up with a system that will honour sporting heroes and heroines instead of waiting for a committee made up of few people to decide who should be a hero or heroine.
“We have been reading in the press about people saying whatever they want about Ndlovu’s hero status, people talking about things and people they totally have no idea of. Let it be known that this man lying lifeless in front of us was a true unifier and your presence today has actually made him a true hero. As politicians, Adam has brought us together and if he was to wake up now, I am sure we as politicians would leave this place with unity cards,” said the firebrand politician.
Among the mourners were leaders of the three political parties in the i nclusive Government, Zanu-PF which was represented by the National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo while MDC was represented by its president, Professor Welshman Ncube.
On Friday, the leader of MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai visited mourners at Adam’s house in Selborne Park and on Saturday several of his Members of Parliament were in attendance.
Minister Mpofu has in the past came in handy for the usually financially troubled Bulawayo giants.
The Umguza constituency Member of Parliament last year bailed out Highlanders when their team bus was attached by the Messenger of Court after the club failed to pay their former coach, Mohammed Fathi his outstanding salary. During the same year, he donated a full set of tracksuits to the club.
Meanwhile, the Highlanders legends have been promised some mining ventures by Minister Mpofu, who said it was a way of empowering the former football greats.
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