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Tsvangirai agrees with Tshinga Dube
06 Jul 2017 at 01:41hrs | Views
OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he agrees with war veterans minister Tshinga Dube and Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda that its time Zimbabwe had a new leader.
Speaking Wednesday at his Harare home after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume, Tsvangirai said that sometimes it is important for Zimbabwe not to be saddled with an embarrassment of voting for a 94 year old Mugabe.
"The emerging national consensus around the legacy and age of President Mugabe on whether, at the age of 94, this nation will be subjected to an election with a 94-year-old … I want to agree with comments made by Tshinga Dube and the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda that sometimes it is important for this nation not to be saddled with such an embarrassment," he said.
"I think this is not personal, but I would say this very same comment to anyone who is of that advanced age to say it's time you take a rest and let the nation get a new impetus.
"What is important is that the country should solve this problem; and this cannot be solved by a party which is only preoccupied with who is going to take over at the expense of the critical issues that we are facing.
"This is a coup d'état which we need to deal with."
Speaking Wednesday at his Harare home after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume, Tsvangirai said that sometimes it is important for Zimbabwe not to be saddled with an embarrassment of voting for a 94 year old Mugabe.
"The emerging national consensus around the legacy and age of President Mugabe on whether, at the age of 94, this nation will be subjected to an election with a 94-year-old … I want to agree with comments made by Tshinga Dube and the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda that sometimes it is important for this nation not to be saddled with such an embarrassment," he said.
"What is important is that the country should solve this problem; and this cannot be solved by a party which is only preoccupied with who is going to take over at the expense of the critical issues that we are facing.
"This is a coup d'état which we need to deal with."
Source - newzimbabwe
