President Robert Mugabe has shocked the Indian government and community after immediately withdrawing his participation from the on going World Culture Summit in the Indian capital.
President Mugabe was meant to be the guest of honour at the summit.
Sources very close to the country’s top office say that President Mugabe withdrew from the summit after the Indian authorities and organisers of the summit failed not concede to several of his security demands.
Other sources however said it was due to the President being humiliated that he decided to leave the nation in a hurry. ALSO READ – Mugabe Conned Into Religious Scam
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba however down played the issue claiming that Mugabe and several other unnamed African leaders who were expected to attend the summit also withdrew due to security concerns. Charamba said the cancellation follows communication from organisers who have acknowledged substantial inadequacies in protocol and security arrangements around the event.
“His Excellency, the President Cde RG Mugabe, has called off his engagement in India where he was scheduled to be guest of honour at the World Culture Festival. The event, which is a celebration of peace in multiculturalism and ecumenicity, was scheduled to begin tomorrow (today) March 10, 2016,” Charamba said yesterday.
President Mugabe is well known for his very tight personal security every time he goes out of the country. In most world and regional summits, Mugabe is usually the only leader who addresses conferences with a security detail from home standing watchfully behind him.