General News of Wednesday, 22 November 2017Source: www.ghanaweb.comA sad ending for a liberation hero - Mahama on Mugabe’s resignationFormer President John Dramani MahamaFormer president Mahama has joined the league of world leaders who have reacted to the unexpected resignation by Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as president. A letter from Mr Mugabe read out by the speaker of Zimbabwe’s parliament said the decision was voluntary and he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power. Robert Mugabe’s 37 year-reign which came to an end after his resignation sparked jubilations in the nation’s streets. Despite wishing the ‘freed’ country a turnaround for democracy and prosperity, Mahama who did not seem happy about the sudden turn of events wrote on Social Media that it was a “sad ending for a liberation hero.”Former President Mahama’s post on Twitter read: “A sad ending for a liberation hero, a patriot and a great Pan Africanist. I pray the dramatic events of November serve as a reboot for democracy and prosperity in #Zim.

Source: GhanaWeb November 22, 2017 04:18 UTC