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(TALKZIMBABWE) Mugabe should be life president: chiefs

Mugabe should be life president: chiefs
By: TSM-TZG
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2010 5:14 pm

TRADITIONAL leaders in the country say they want President Mugabe to be the country’s life president. The resolution was passed at the end of the three-day chiefs’ annual conference in Kariba last Friday.

Local Government, Urban and Rural Development Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo said the chiefs took the decision in recognition of the president's outstanding leadership. Dr Chombo, who attended the congress, said the chiefs also cited the President’s immense contribution to the preservation and development of traditional leadership.

“The chiefs have passed a resolution that they want President Mugabe to continue leading the country because they appreciate his leadership qualities and achievements,” he said.

“The President has continued to support the role of chiefs when other African countries have done away with chiefs.

“They were also satisfied that the President recognises that chiefs are crucial to national development.”

The minister said the decision to back President Mugabe as the country’s supreme leader was unanimous.

All chiefs from the eight rural provinces endorsed their unequivocal support for the President, he said.

The conference drew traditional leaders from the country’s eight rural provinces and international guests.

Labels: CHIEFS, IGNATIUS CHOMBO, PRESIDENCY, ROBERT MUGABE

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