Malema's party tells Mugabe to learn from Fidel Castro & step down

In a statement released on Monday, Julius Malema’s party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party said that President Robert Mugabe should learn from the late Fidel Castro and hand over power. They said by holding on to power till death, Mugabe was setting a bad precedent for Zimbabwe and the rest of the continent.

Part of the statement reads:

Political power should not have to be taken to the grave. Great political leadership in the continent ought to live to see others lead the country to demonstrate to the whole world that theirs is an immovable legacy as Fidel Castro of Cuba did. In addition, this allows them to also give guidance and counsel.Staying in power till death does not help you see to it that the country can indeed go forward without you. It is inevitable that we all die; thus, great leadership is one that allows to hand over so they can die knowing the country and their legacy is safe.

Other long serving leaders that have stepped down recently include José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, who is stepping down after 37 years in power and Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia who was in power for two decades but conceded defeat in elections last week and pledged to help ensure a seamless and peaceful transition. However Mugabe’s spokesman, George Charamba said Mugabe was not emulating developments in Angola, Cuba and Gambia.

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