Daily Mail: 'Mugabe is mad... we must remove him': Seething chiefs say 'the old man' went OFF SCRIPT when he should have resigned the presidency and warn him the time for 'kindness' is over
* Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 93, clung to power on Sunday night with a rambling speech in Harare
* The dictator vowed to hold a Zanu PF party conference in the coming weeks and said he would preside over it
* Tweets from his opponents suggest he was supposed to deliver a resignation speech, but went off-script
* Messages vowed to force 'the old man' from power as opposition leaders said he will be impeached Monday
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe went off script when he refused to resign the presidency during a rambling speech on Sunday night, his opponents have claimed.
Sitting alongside a cadre of generals who have been keeping him under house arrest since Wednesday, the 93-year-old boldly vowed to fix problems within the ruling Zanu PF party himself rather than hand power to ousted vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa.
As Zimbabweans and millions watching across the world digested the news, a tweet from party headquarters - which has been issuing statements on behalf of Mugabe's opponents since the military took power - said: 'All the old man needed to do was stick to the script.
'Now we must remove him. We gave Robert Gabriel Mugabe every chance to have a dignified exit. But he is mad.'
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WNU Editor: I watched part of the speech (see video below) .... he is not aware on what is happening around him, nor is he aware on what are the consequences of his actions to him and to the future of Zimbabwe. They gave him a door to leave gracefully .... and it is obvious (to me) that he is not even aware of that. I can almost predict what will happen now .... the gloves will be taken off, a resignation letter will be produced where he has resigned, and that is the last that we will be seeing or hearing from this ex-tyrant. The man who will replace him has already returned to the country, and he has the full support of the security forces and of the party. He does not strike me as someone who is going to wait any more longer .... Figure known as ‘Crocodile’ could replace Zimbabwe president (AP).
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