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Mugabe ready to quit politics
01 Jun 2013 at 06:16hrs | Views
ZANU-PF politburo member and former Harare commissioner Cleveria Chizema has revealed that President Robert Mugabe no longer wanted to cling to power, but has no apparent successor within his party to maintain his legacy.
Addressing a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Mt Pleasant on Thursday, Chizema said factionalism and divisions in the party were forcing Mugabe (89) to remain in power, the Newsday reported.
"If you give a thorough look at the President, do you think he still wants to remain in office? But he then looks around and says who amongst my peers is capable of taking over."
Chizema's statement resonates with similar revelations made by Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott, who alleged last month that the veteran leader had confided in him that he wanted to relinquish power.
"I think if you asked him, he'd say it was enough. That's what he said to us a few months ago," Scott was quoted by the international media as having said of the Zanu-PF leader, who has been in power since independence in 1980.
Mugabe has kept his succession plan a closely-guarded secret and besides Chizema, no other party member has spoken openly about the issue.
Addressing a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Mt Pleasant on Thursday, Chizema said factionalism and divisions in the party were forcing Mugabe (89) to remain in power, the Newsday reported.
"If you give a thorough look at the President, do you think he still wants to remain in office? But he then looks around and says who amongst my peers is capable of taking over."
Chizema's statement resonates with similar revelations made by Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott, who alleged last month that the veteran leader had confided in him that he wanted to relinquish power.
"I think if you asked him, he'd say it was enough. That's what he said to us a few months ago," Scott was quoted by the international media as having said of the Zanu-PF leader, who has been in power since independence in 1980.
Mugabe has kept his succession plan a closely-guarded secret and besides Chizema, no other party member has spoken openly about the issue.
Source - newsday
