President Buhari Calls For Calm In Zimbabwe

By Jide Afolabi

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has called for calm, peace and respect for the constitution in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe

This was disclosed in a press release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina and made available to CityMirrorNews in Abuja today.

The President urged all political and military stakeholders in Zimbabwe to avoid any action that may plunge the country into unnecessary conflict and impact negatively on the region.

According to Buhari, “every attempt must be made to resolve all contentious issues by constitutional means in Zimbabwe to save the country from avoidable political instability.”

Report has it that the Southern African country have been taken over by the military as a result of rising political tension occasioned by President Robert Mugabe’s recent removal of former Vice-President, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

This led to the threat by the head of the Armed Forces of Zimbabwe, General Constantino Chiwenga, that “the military will not hesitate to step in” when the issue had to do with protecting the “revolution.”

It has also been reported that the military has taken over the national media and major streets in the country including Mugabe’s blue roof official residence.