President Robert Mugabe yesterday refuted rumours about his supposed ill-health. Gossip is always a dubious source of information and for that reason it was quite refreshing to hear from the horses mouth. Messages of his assumed deteriorating health had Zimbabwe extremely worried!Accordingly, the Union for Sustainable Democracy wishes President Robert Mugabe continued good health and is pleased to note as he said in his interview with Reuters yesterday that he is, in fact, of sound body. Life is precious and must be celebrated. We wish him as many more years as God will grant him.
What better time to take a break!
The simple and plain facts are that President Mugabe has been in power for 30 years; his leadership is deplorable and he is now 86 years old.
Whether or not he continues to rule the country should not depend on the results of tests for cancer. That is not the issue. The issue in Zimbabwe is dictatorship. It has been for over two decades. Surely that is cancerous enough!
As our USD President wrote in an article recently: The moment has come for Zimbabwe to attain its political maturity, with power changing hands and life going along. After all it is not the state of the leader that matters, but the state of the nation.
If President Mugabe wishes to dedicate the remaining years of his life to Zimbabwean politics he is more than welcome to do so but merely in an advisory capacity. Nothing more!
We strongly call on President Robert Mugabe to pave way for the resurrection of the country by stepping down and handing over power to an abler person within ZANU PF as the country gears up for democratic elections.
Fiona Mudzongo
Communications Manager
Union for Sustainable Democracy
Post published in: Africa News