Mugabe discusses succession issue with Dube

War Veterans Minister, Tshinga Dube said that President Robert Mugabe spoke to him concerning him naming his successor and said that the Zanu-PF constitution does not allow him to do that as it is the duty of congress.

Dube had said in his Makokoba Constituency in Bulawayo that there was nothing wrong with President Mugabe naming his successor. However, after the discussion with Mugabe Dube appears to have taken a new position. Said Dube:

His Excellency talked to me yesterday about the issue, to say, look, I am only mandated by the Constitution to choose my deputies not my successor. We should leave that to the constitution. As a trained man as I am. How would I answer? I would say, yes sir! That is all.

I do not want to dwell on that problem anymore. He has said the problem of choosing his successor lies with Congress. I have just put a full stop to that issue. I am not going to discuss it anymore because my Commander-in-Chief has said so. I do not want to appear like I am raising issues against him.

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