President speaks on his parents on birthday

President Emmerson Mnangagwa who turned 78 yesterday, celebrated his birthday by remembering his parents and highlighting that he has achieved all the aspirations that they had for him.

In an interview with the 263Bulletin, President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid homage to his late parents, Mr Mafidhi and Mrs Mhurai Mnangagwa who he said inculcated in him the values of education and devotion to family. Said the President,

“I feel very happy that the Lord above, God has mercy. He has allowed me to grow by another year, from 77 to 78.

“My parents taught me differently. My father always wanted me to go to school, become a lawyer and reply to whites in English. That is what he wanted, because he felt that when they speak in English and had to be translated, he did not feel confident that the translation was correct.

“So he felt that I must go to school, become a lawyer and reply whites in English. But for my mother, she was different. She wanted me to be a family person, be a farmer. She felt that there is nothing that keeps you solid as a family if you have a farm, cattle, goats and chickens. I have achieved both, for my father and mother.”

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