Published: 2016 October 01 07:31:48 (44288 Views)

FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe says she never asked her husband president Mugabe to fire vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa just like what he did to ex-vice president Joice Mujuru. 
Speaking at a Zanu PF Women's League National Assembly meeting in Harare yesterday, Grace - who is believed to be positioning herself to succeed her husband Mugabe said proposed amendments to a section of the Zanu PF constitution were wrongly misinterpreted as a strategy by women to oust one of the reigning VPs, stressing that the league was solidly behind the VPs' leadership.
"Your Excellency, just to put the record straight, our resolution was misunderstood and misinterpreted. "The resolution was never meant to dispense with anyone. On this note, I wish to assure ubaba uVice Presidents and Second Secretary, Cdes Mnangagwa and Mphoko that you have our full support,"" said Dr Mugabe.
During the 15th National Annual People's Conference in Victoria Falls last year, the Women's League resolved to push for the amendment of the revolutionary party's constitution to allow for the appointment of a female Vice President. They wanted Article 7 (1) (b) of the ruling party's constitution amended to reinstate the previous provision that one of the two VPs and Second Secretary shall be a woman.
The women gave the party up to the end of this year to effect the amendment ahead of the 2019 Congress. Yesterday, the women hailed Government, under the leadership of President Mugabe, for making great strides in promoting gender equity.



- Herald

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