Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe on
Thursday in Mazowe, announced her
candidacy to succeed her husband, 90-year-
old President Robert Mugabe, when he leaves
office.
``People say I want to be president, why not,
am I not a Zimbabwean," she said.
The 49-year-old lady said when addressing
veterans of the country's liberation struggle
in Mazowe that there were Zimbabweans who
could run the country and not President
Mugabe’s Vice President Joice Mujuru.
Mugabe said her husband's deputy would take
Zimbabwe back to where it was before
independence.
Meanwhile, Mugabe called on the vice
president, who was regarded as one of the top
contenders to succeed him to resign.
Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980,
has travelled several times for medical care
abroad, sparking speculation that he could
step down before his term ends in 2018.
Mugabe has however been appointed to head
the women's league of the ruling party Zanu-
PF.
The first lady's political ambitions have faced
resistance from Mujuru and others who
participated in the liberation struggle against
the white minority government of the then
Rhodesia today Zimbabwe alongside Robert
Mugabe.
Mugabe has also come under fire for a
doctorate she obtained from the University of
Zimbabwe in September, allegedly just months
after she enrolled there.
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