By Staff Reporter
A section of citizens have cast doubts over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s promise to leave office on the expiry of his maximum constitutionally guaranteed term limit in the year 2028.
A nasty fight is brewing in the ruling Zanu-PF party with a section of Mnangagwa’s loyalists vowing to extend the Presidency’s term of office beyond 2028.Some have since mulled to push for a constitutional amendment to give him passage to a third term.
But addressing editors cherry picked to attend a press conference in Harare Monday , Mnangagwa took a swipe at a section of supporters in Zanu PF who do not abide by the ethos of the party.
“I have my two terms, and these terms are very definite and I am so democratic, when they come to an end I will step aside and my party will elect a successor. That is clear as day.
“I think those who really are Zanu PF at the heart go by the rules in decorum of Zanu PF. We have other people who are in Zanu PF in themselves are not Zanu PF but they dress in the Zanu PF regalia. So we must always see when people talk and they see to which camp they belong as they open their mouths,” said Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa has publicly insisted that he will not stand in the next elections, despite a resolution from Zanu PF to push for the amendment of the constitution.
However, the sincerity of his public declaration is under scrutiny, as he has not rebuked or cracked down on the 2030 proponents within Zanu PF.
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere, said Mnangagwa’s declaration reeks of a public stunt.
“Does he plan to cause any amendments to the Constitution? If his parliamentary super-majority changes the Constitution to extend his term, will he “comply”? This face-saving, word-twisting approbation and reprobation simply doesn’t cut it,” said Mahere.
