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The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Martin Rushwaya has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his 82nd birthday, which is being celebrated at the Great Zimbabwe Ruins in Masvingo today.In statement Dr Rushwaya described the President as a revolutionary of impeccable credentials who has continued to lead by example in cherishing strong family values, freedom, love, unity, peace, and tolerance.

“The Chief Secretary Dr Martin Rushwaya, Deputy Chief Secretaries, heads of departments, chief directors and staff in the Office of the President and Cabinet join the entire nation in extending warm congratulations to His Excellency the President, Cde Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, on the occasion of his 82nd birthday on September 15, 2024,” he said.

“We take pride in the realisation that from the trenches of the Liberation Struggle emerged a revolutionary of impeccable credentials who has continued to lead by example in cherishing strong family values, freedom, love, unity, peace, and tolerance.

“His exploits as a farmer bear testimony to his unshakable belief in hard and honest work as the bedrock of self-reliance, which trees a nation from hunger and undue extemal interference. Under his stewardship, the nation has continued to conquer all manner of adversity, including the Covid-19 pandemic and macro-economic instability being ushered in by the illegal sanctions imposed on our nation.

“Fathers, mothers, and guardians can rest assured that the drug and substance abuse scourge wreaking havoc in families and communities is being tackled head-on and the values of unhu/ubuntu shall prevail across the length and breadth of our beautiful motherland.”

Dr Rushwaya said it was also heartening that the President’s birthday was coming barely a month after the President assumed the chairmanship of the Southem African Development Community (SADC) and the regional bloc was looking forward to tapping into his wisdom in nation-building and socio-economic development.

“We are confident that his visionary leadership of our country bodes well for a region yearning for stability, peace, and social justice to also prevail in Member States whose energies have been sapped by conflict in this decade,” read the statement.

Dr Rushwaya also urged Zimbabweans, especially those in the Diaspora to support the National Development Strategy 2021-2025 as it enters its final stretch with ongoing massive Infrastructure and institutional upgrades bearing testimony to the resolve to attain Vision 2030.

“We call upon all peace-loving and patriotic citizens, including our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora, to lend maximum support to the Second Republic as a beacon of hope for our nation and region,” he said.

“We wish His Excellency the President a Happy Birthday, and may the Lord Almighty grant him many more years in sound health and greater success.”