Allies of former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe are questioning the legitimacy of current president Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Mugabe’s allies this year launched a new political party, the New Patriotic Front (NPF) as they hope to recapture power from the Zanu PF which is the ruling party.
NewsDay has reported that these allies of Mugabe who are unhappy with the presidency of Mnangagwa have reportedly petitioned the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) over his legitimacy.
In a 79 page document, the NPF, argued that President Mnangagwa came into office through military intervention, hence does not deserve to be recognised as the president of Zimbabwe.
The petition was received by Angola President Joào Lourenco who leads SADC’s organ on politics, defence and security.
The chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussaka Faki Mahamat, chairperson of SADC President Jacob Zuma, SADC executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax, and the outgoing AU chairperson Alpha Conde of Guinea were also reported to have taken note of the petition.
The petition also had minutes of meetings held between former president Mugabe and the military chiefs.
Robert Mugabe resigned from power in November last year after a military intervention and expulsion from the Zanu PF ending his stay in power for almost four decades.
Mnangagwa who used to be deputy to Robert Mugabe appointed the former military chief, Constantino Chiwenga who led the army takeover as his deputy.
Source: Africafeeds.com
