91-year-old President Mugabe Erroneously Reads Wrong Speech in 25-Minute Address He Made 1Month Ago

Posted by Odinaka on Wed 16th Sep, 2015 - tori.ng

Where did I put my notes? President Robert Mugabe, 91, reads the wrong speech while opening parliament, delivering the same 25-minute address he made one month ago...and he didn't even realize.

Robert Mugabe opened Zimbabwe's parliament by accidentally re-reading a speech he made just last month

91-year old President Robert Mugabe opened Zimbabwe's parliament yesterday by accidentally re-reading a speech he made just last month for a full 25-minutes. The president failed to notice his mistake as he repeated his state of the nation address in its entirety.

Opposition representatives from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were sent text messages during the speech warning them not to interrupt the veteran leader, who remained completely unaware that he's spoken the same words a month earlier.

Presidential spokesman, George Charamba said:

'There has been a mix-up of speeches resulting in a situation where... the president delivered the wrong speech. The mix-up happened in his secretarial office. The error is sincerely regretted and corrective measures are being considered.'

The MDC have now called for Mugabe to resign, saying the blunder showed that 'he is too old' to continue on as president. The party spokesman, Obert Gutu said,"This clearly goes to show that Robert Mugabe no longer has the requisite mental faculties that are needed for him to continue in office as the Head of State. The MDC would like to call upon Robert Mugabe to immediately tender his resignation as the President of Zimbabwe."

Gutu said that in failing to recognise that he was reading the wrong speech in parliament, Mugabe was evidently 'way past his prime'.

"This is a sure sign of senility and grossly failing mental and physical health. Zimbabwe doesn't deserve to be run by a nonagenarian President who, in fact, is long overdue for retirement," he said.

Source: Mailonline