Mnangagwa speaks on Zanu PF succession, Says Mugabe can fire him at any time

Speaking to The Sunday Mail, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said President Robert Mugabe does not appoint or groom a successor as he or she is chosen through the Zanu PF Congress.

Said Mnangagwa:

On politics, we are going for elections in 2018 in terms of our constitution, not constitution of other political parties, no. In terms of our constitution as Zanu-PF, the candidate of our elections as Zanu-PF is the one who was elected as President of the party at the last Congress. So our President whom we elected at the last congress is President Mugabe and each year we have endorsed him as our candidate. Am I clear? So that is not a problem. Then there is the question of succession. Our succession in Zanu-PF, whoever becomes President of Zanu-PF does so at Congress of Zanu-PF. The President does not groom anybody or appoint anybody as President, no. We go for Congress, vanoda kuda murefu, mupfupi kana wakafuta kana wakadii, unosimudza ruoko ndavakudawo kuita President womira uko. Hatichati vanhu mirai kumashure kwemunhu, aiwa. Toita secret ballot zvedu, ndipo panobuda President of the party paCongress. Zvokuti hanzii pananhingi, pana nhingi, it is not correct. It is not what our constitution says. The two Vice Presidents are the only people who are not elected. We serve at the pleasure of the President. Anytime vakamuka vakafunga zvavo — get away, you go.

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