"To me personally, he remains a father": Mnangagwa pays tribute to Mugabe

In his speech after taking his Oath of Office, President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid tribute to his predecessor Robert Mugabe and said that he remains a father and mentor to him.

Mnangagwa also said that despite his faults, Mugabe’s legacy should be celebrated. Said Mnangagwa:

Let me at this stage pay special tribute to one of, and the only surviving father of our nation, Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe. He led us in our struggle for national independence and assumed responsibilities of leadership at the formative and very challenging time in the birth of our nation. That is to be lauded and celebrated for all times. Whatever errors of commission or omission that might have occurred during that critical phase in the life of our nation, let us all accept and acknowledge his immense contribution towards the building of our nation. To me personally, he remains a father, mentor, comrade-in-arms and my leader. We thus say thank you to him and trust that our history will grant him his proper place and accord him his deserved stature as one of the founders and leaders of our nation.

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