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ZIMBABWE: Ex-VP to be sworn-in as president on Thursday
Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa who was sacked by former President Robert Mugabe is to be sworn in as President on Thursday.
Sources told CNN that Mnangagwa who is billed to return to his country on Wednesday, after more than two weeks on exile abroad, will take over the reins of power from his former boss.
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He is expected to brief the media on his arrival in Harare on Wednesday.
Mnangagwa, according to a spokesman for the ZANU-PF party, is expected to be sworn in by Thursday. Many in Zimbabwe and in the international community are hoping that it will be a transitional arrangement; the country’s next general elections are scheduled for 2018.
Mnangagwa’s dismissal, apparently to pave the way for Mugabe’s wife Grace to succeed him, instead led to Mugabe’s arrest, threatened impeachment and eventual resignation.
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Abeni Adebisi
November 22, 2017 at 10:49 am
The military has done well, I never expected them to hand power over to civilian government easily like that. This is a sign that Zimbabwe will experience true democracy
Anita Kingsley
November 22, 2017 at 10:52 am
Don’t be in a hurry to celebrate with them, the army cannot be predicted, let them hand the power over first, by then we can be sure they are not taking over the government
seyi jelili
November 23, 2017 at 2:43 am
Mind you, they only salvaged the torrential political system and not a coup
Anita Kingsley
November 22, 2017 at 10:53 am
Mugabe has been defeated, the man brought shame to his family, history will nevertheless forget how he was forced to resign
Animashaun Ayodeji
November 22, 2017 at 10:59 am
Once the Vice President is sworn in, it Will Be better for Zimbabweans to re-elect him as the president because he know she the country’s status than others. I wish them good luck
yanju omotodun
November 23, 2017 at 2:11 am
I knew this before now but sincerely ,it doesn’t make sense for the ex VP to be the president because he himself will later turn himself to a tyrant and sit tight syndrome will be there. They should have gone for a neutral person.
seyi jelili
November 23, 2017 at 2:44 am
That’s Africa for you
Balarabe musa
November 23, 2017 at 3:06 am
Mugabe finally knocked out and now will be a citizen under his sacked ex VP
JOHNSON PETER
November 23, 2017 at 3:17 am
That’s life, goodluck Jonathan is now a citizen under buhari
JOHNSON PETER
November 23, 2017 at 3:17 am
Let’s see how this will go well with the Zimbabweans