Prominent lawyer advocate Thabani Mpofu says Emmerson Mnangagwa breached Section 96 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe by not giving public notice of former VP Kembo Mohadi within 24 hours.
Mpofu said resignation is a unilateral act which takes effect upon being communicated.
“Resignation cannot be accepted or rejected, it is a unilateral act. Once Mohadi resigned, ED was obliged to give public notice of the fact. In addition, upon communicating his resignation, Mohadi could no longer perform the functions associated with his “former” office”, he wrote.
This comes after Deputy Chief Secretary George Charamba disclosed that former VP Mohadi resigned last week.
“CONTRARY TO DOMINANT NARRATIVES IN THE MEDIA, former Vice President K.C.D. Mohadi, handed in his resignation letter to the appointing authority, His Excellency the President, Cde ED Mnangagwa, A WEEK AGO. Let history record this statement of fact.”
Self exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo added that according to Section 96 of the Constitution, Mnangagwa was not supposed to have sat on the letter without informing the nation.
