Mr Moyo denied he
was going to split the opposition vote as he announced plans to contest the 2018 presidential election as an independent candidate under the banner Alliance for the People’s Agenda.
The physicist and banker served as trade minister in the early 2000s before resigning citing differences with President Mugabe’s government.
President Mugabe subsequently labelled him a coward and "weak-kneed".
Mr Moyo was at pains to deny that he was a "Zanu-PF project", saying that even though he was minister for international trade under President Mugabe he has never been a member of the governing party.
The latest presidential candidate has spent most of his time based in South Africa
He says he decided to run after being approached by people from various political affiliations. He says he plans to unite Zimbabwe.
Mr Moyo says he will not form alliances with opposition parties but denies he will split the vote. He described alliances as mixing fuel with water. "You end up with a larger volume of water, which is useless."
He said he was seeking votes from those who consider current options "unattractive".
One of the candidates he will be up against is President Robert Mugabe who will be 94 next year.
source: bbc.com
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