Mnangagwa assures former President Mugabe and his family of maximum security

Information, Media and Broadcasting Services secretary Mr George Charamba confirmed that incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa met Robert Mugabe and assured him and his family of maximum security.

Charamba said that Mugabe may not attend Mnangagwa’s swearing in ceremony. Said Charamba:

The President-elect and outgoing President spoke this afternoon firstly for the President-elect to formally indicate that he is now back in the country and secondly to brief President Mugabe on preparations for tomorrow’s event. He (Cde Mnangagwa) also assured the First Family not just of their own security and welfare but the preservation of law and order throughout the country.  Both of them agreed that the former President needed time to rest after the hectic events of the week and half that has gone by and that therefore he may not be attending tomorrow’s inauguration. He (President Mugabe) gave the incoming President his good wishes and support.

Morre: Chronicle