JUST IN: Zanu PF orders government to expedite constitutional changes to extend President Mnangagwa’s incumbency beyond 2028
By Staff Reporter
THE ruling Zanu PF party has ordered government to fast-track legal changes to allow President Mnangagwa to extend his incumbency in office beyond the two-term limit.
In resolutions read at the Zanu PF Annual People’s Conference that ends in Mutare this Saturday, the party has directed government to amend the law within a year, reaffirming a resolution first passed at last year’s conference.
Citing “visionary leadership and transformational development projects which have improved livelihoods of Zimbabweans”, the party says the 83-year-old Zanu PF leader’s incumbency must be extended.
Mnangagwa’s second and final term ends in 2028, but a faction within the ruling establishment is agitating for an extension.
The directive is likely to escalate factional fights within Zanu PF pitting Mnangagwa against his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, who was heir apparent in a battle also featuring other dark horses such as business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei.
