Zanu PF is laying the foundation to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power until 2030, despite constitutional limits that say his time should be up in 2028.
At its annual conference in Bulawayo, party delegates erupted as Patrick Chinamasa declared that Zanu PF had officially backed a resolution for Mnangagwa’s term of office as President to be extended beyond 2028 to 2030.
Currently serving his second term, Mnangagwa is bound by law to step down after 2028.
Changing that will require serious legal manoeuvring, including a constitutional amendment and perhaps a national referendum.
Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who also serves as Zanu PF’s legal secretary, confirmed that party leaders had asked the government to draft such a law.
However, he also claimed that Mnangagwa had rejected the proposal, even as delegates continued to lobby for its extension.
