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Grace Mugabe backs Sekeramayi
30 Jul 2017 at 10:58hrs | Views
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe said Thursday she was ready to support whoever is chosen by President Robert Mugabe as successor, insisting the veteran leader's choice would be final.
NewZimbabwe.com reported that Grace Mugabe is linked to the G40 Zanu-PF faction which has now openly backed defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi to take over from Mugabe. The rival faction rallies around vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa
President Mugabe's 52-year-old wife, who has vowed to protect her husband's job during her previous rallies, importuned Mugabe to name his successor.
The First Lady said she was ready to support whoever was Mugabe's choice.
The stance by Grace, somebody with full knowledge of President Mugabe's deteriorating health could mark a new chapter into Zanu-PF's succession politics.
NewZimbabwe.com reported that Grace Mugabe is linked to the G40 Zanu-PF faction which has now openly backed defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi to take over from Mugabe. The rival faction rallies around vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa
The First Lady said she was ready to support whoever was Mugabe's choice.
The stance by Grace, somebody with full knowledge of President Mugabe's deteriorating health could mark a new chapter into Zanu-PF's succession politics.
Source - newzimbabwe
