Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has until noon to resign as president of the southern African country.
This is after the 93-year-old Mugabe left the world confused after he failed to announce his much anticipated resignantion on Sunday.
However, Mugabe delivered a different speech.
NewDay reports that Mugabe, who still remains State President, had cut a deal to resign with military generals.
The generals demanded his resignation by mid-day today.
Zanu PF central committee demanded that Mugabe hands in his resignation today by mid-day or face impeachment. Opposition MP James Maridadi has also triggered a process to seek Mugabe’s removal from office.
The ailing 93-year-old leader admitted last night that the operation by the army that led to the arrest of a host of senior officials in Zanu PF and government as well as confining him to his house had been well founded.
Section 96 of the Constitution provides that the: “President may resign his or her office by written notice to the Speaker, who must give public notice of the resignation as soon as it is possible to do so and in any event within twenty-four hours”.
The President may also be removed from office through an impeachment process on the basis of “ (a) serious misconduct; (b) failure to obey, uphold or defend this Constitution; (c) wilful violation of this Constitution; or (d) inability to perform the functions of the office because of physical or mental incapacity; should be investigated in terms of this section”.
