The long term leader of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has announced that he will not be stepping down anytime soon.
He told supporters of his party the Zanu-PF on Saturday that he is not dying yet and that he is irreplaceable. Mr. Mugabe 93, is to stand for re-election next year after his party picked him to lead the party again.
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He has been ruling since 1980 when he led the country to Independence from British colonial rule. Mugabe’s wife, Grace has also urged her husband to name a successor now to prevent chaos within the Zanu-PF.
His health has been an issue over the past years after traveling to Singapore on several occasions for healthcare.
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Mugabe told thousands of supporters at a rally in the town of Chinhoyi, in his home province, that doctors are marveled by his “strong bone system.”
“There is the issue that the president is going. I am not going. The president is dying. I am not dying. I will have an ailment here and there but body wise, all my internal organs … very firm, very strong,” Mugabe said.
The frail looking President Mugabe further said that “A new man will not have the same stature and the same acceptance as I have managed to secure for the party over the years.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
