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Mugabe's successor to be annoounced
29 Dec 2016 at 22:22hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe's successor will soon be picked by war veterans as they have indicated that they will not campaign for the veteran ruler.
The group has anchored Mugabe's election campaigns since 2000, when the first major opposition to the president emerged with the formation in 1999 of the main opposition party Movement For Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai.
Early this year, the liberation fighters told Mugabe to step down.
According to the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda, consultation process to pick the next president will be done soon.
"We have not made a decision, but we will be consulting. In the next two months, we will gather all war veterans to find a solution.
"However, we are very clear that the madness that came out of the Zanu PF conference early this month cannot be supported by any right-thinking Zimbabwean".
He said Mugabe (92) can no longer be trusted.
However, Zanu PF national political commissar Savior Kasukuwere said the war veterans should not trouble the party candidate.
"Please leave our candidate alone. Zanu PF has made a decision and nobody can change that," he is quoted saying.
The group has anchored Mugabe's election campaigns since 2000, when the first major opposition to the president emerged with the formation in 1999 of the main opposition party Movement For Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai.
Early this year, the liberation fighters told Mugabe to step down.
According to the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda, consultation process to pick the next president will be done soon.
"We have not made a decision, but we will be consulting. In the next two months, we will gather all war veterans to find a solution.
"However, we are very clear that the madness that came out of the Zanu PF conference early this month cannot be supported by any right-thinking Zimbabwean".
He said Mugabe (92) can no longer be trusted.
However, Zanu PF national political commissar Savior Kasukuwere said the war veterans should not trouble the party candidate.
"Please leave our candidate alone. Zanu PF has made a decision and nobody can change that," he is quoted saying.
Source - Byo24News
