Mugabe all for Nelson Chamisa

DEPOSED nonagenarian Robert Mugabe yesterday urged Zimbabweans to vote against coup plotters, saying MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa was the better choice, seemingly muddying the waters for incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party hours before the polls open.

Speaking at a press briefing at his famous “Blue Roof ” mansion, Mugabe, who said he could not vote for those who tormented him, implored Zimbabweans to vote for Chamisa today in order to return the country to legality, democracy and constitutionality.

“We have a wrong list of aspirants to power,” Mugabe said.

As many as 23 candidates are vying for the top job, with Chamisa and the incumbent Mnangagwa being the main contestants.

“I won’t vote for people who have tormented me. I’ll make my choice among the other 22,” said Mugabe.

Asked whom he preferred in this election between Mnangagwa and the opposition, he responded: “I can’t vote Zanu-PF.”

Pressed to comment further, Mugabe said People’s Rainbow Coalition leader Joice Mujuru, his former deputy, was not offering much and “the better one (candidate)” is Chamisa.

Mugabe said he was yet to meet Chamisa, adding he (Chamisa) “seems to be doing well, going by his drive”.

“May tomorrow (July 30) be the voice of the people to say this (military on the streets) never again. Never again experience a situation where the army is used to thrust one man (Mnangagwa) into power,” Mugabe said, speaking under a posh gazebo overlooking a lake and mountain at his private residence.