President Robert Mugabe says that for as long as he lives no one should think of taking over the presidency of his party ZANU PF and the country.
Speaking in a press interview to mark his 92nd birthday last night, Mugabe said at 92 he feels still very energetic and raring to go like an athlete picking pace at the home stretch.
The nonagenarian president said that his ultimate challenge is to reach a century when he will consider himself ready to retire.
“I have eight more years to go before my ultimate goal and am now on the home stretch,” he said.
On who will possibly succeed him when he eventually decides to quit, the President said that it is not up to him to nominate a successor but the party members will decide by means of a vote at a congress.
“Those who are trying to find their way to presidency by an any other means must just forget about it. The people will decide at a formal congress by election who should take over,” he said.
On the possibility of First Lady Grace Mugabe taking over, President Mugabe insisted that he was not the one to decide adding that the First Lady has decided to go into active politics at her own discretion and could be up for consideration like anyone else if she so wishes.