ESIGODINI – President Emmerson Mnangagwa threw out the contentious motion to up the
presidential age limit from 40 to 52 years that had been reverently pushed by the war veterans and
the ruling party women’s league.
The Zanu PF national people’s conference declined to adopt the constitutional amendment to sideline opposition leader Nelson Chamisa
from contesting the presidential elections in 2023.
In his speech, Mnangagwa said “the future belongs to the youths.”

“To the women’s league, youths league and war veterans, you have made your resolutions that we have taken note of as a government and as a party,” Mnangagwa said.
Deputy Information minister Energy Mutodi said there were no takers for the war veterans demand.
“The resolution to increase minimum age limit for presidential aspirants from 40 years to 50 years was raised by the women’s league and war veterans.
“However, … Mnangagwa removed the resolution from the list of decisions to be adopted by the
conference and Advocate Jacob Mudenda read out conference resolutions without that one proposing the presidential age limit adjustment,” Mutodi told the Daily News.