Churches call on Mugabe to resign

As Zimbabwe continues on its  downward spiral of the past two decades usually circumspect  church leaders are adding  their voices  to call on  president Mugabe  to step down  to give the country  to give  the country an opportunity  to revive its fortunes.

In an unexpected statement yesterday that marked a radical departure from their quiet diplomacy towards local politics, the county's churches as represented by the evangelical fellowship of Zimbabwe and the influential Zimbabwe catholic bishops conference among others also said Zimbabwe reserved leaders who had the interests of the people at heart.

EFZ spokesperson for the churches on the matter Shingi Munyeza said it was important for the country's leaders to adhere to the rule of law, get rid of political patronage and rampant factionalism and engender leadership renewal across the board if Zimbabwe was to come right.