Robert Mugabe finally resigns as Zimbabwe's President

Robert Mugabe resigned as President of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

"I Robert Gabriel Mugabe, as defined in Section 96 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, hereby formally resigns with immediate effect ..." Spokesman Mudenda said, reading the letter.

Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa had warned Zimbabwe's embattled president, Robert Mugabe, to leave power or be humiliated.

This is included in a statement he signed on Tuesday.

Exile Mnangagwa, released two weeks ago by Mugabe from the Cabinet and Zanu-PF, confirmed that he received a message from the President inviting him to talks.

"I can confirm that President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has come in contact with me and invited me to return home for a discussion on the current political events in the nation.

"I told the President that I will not return home now until I am satisfied with my personal safety because of the nature and treatment I was given on discharge," Mnangagwa said.

In the statement, the former vice president said he warned Mugabe to defend himself against the people's will, as the 93-year-old veteran nationalist's television address on Sunday shows.

"In my conversation with the President, I told him that there are two possibilities, namely (a) to cooperate in the ongoing negotiations with the comrades of the Defense Forces for a peaceful resolution of this crisis, which would lead to the preservation of his legacy. b) that if he continues to intervene against the will of the people, he may suffer humiliation because the will of the people will definitely prevail over one person, "Mnangagwa said.

The former vice president said Mugabe humiliated him on the day he was fired by the government.

"He (Mugabe) asked me to come to the state house, and I replied that I was out of the country and that he had already canceled my status as vice-president of the country, as such I had no status, but I can only come by invitation my colleagues in the Party and the armed forces, if they feel that my security is guaranteed. "

"... Events that followed my release on Monday, November 6, 2017, at 4:00 PM were immediately withdrawn from me and my residence permit, which contradicts any protocol abandoned in Zimbabwe to former Zimbabwean State Vice President.

"Security personnel, who are friendly with me, warned me that there were plans to get rid of me after I was arrested and taken to a police station, and it was in my safety interests to leave the country immediately."

Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF's move to prosecute Mugabe after failing to comply with a Central Committee decision to resign voluntarily could not be stopped by talks between the two.

"Parliament is the ultimate expression of the will of the people out of the election and, in my opinion, expresses national sentiment by carrying out the impeachment procedure, so discussions between me and the President can not replace the opinion and fundamental rights of Zimbabweans.

"The people of Zimbabwe have spoken with one voice, and it is my appeal to President Mugabe that he should take note of this call from the people of Zimbabwe for the country to move forward and preserve its heritage," said the former vice president. said.

Mnangagwa reminded Mugabe that the former guerrilla leader had promised to resign if people wanted it.

"His Excellency, Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe has always said that if people do not want him, he leaves office, now that they have spoken, he must now accept the people's will and resign."

He added that the president had conceded "to ignore the people's interests latently and to refuse the duty, but after taking such an admission, common sense dictates that an apology and immediate resignation must follow to safeguard our heritage To save the fight. " ".

Mnangagwa pledged to return and join the struggle for the economic revival of Zimbabwe "as soon as my security is guaranteed".