The Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe has been renamed after the country’s long serving leader, Robert Mugabe, according to official communication from the government.
The country’s Transport minister Rugrare Gumbo on Friday told local media that he made “the request to Cabinet for approval to initiate the process and it was approved,”
NewsDay quoted Gumbo as saying that “I am already engaging stakeholders locally and internationally. We would be through by November”.
There is now an official communication to the civil aviation authority in Zimbabwe confirmed that the renaming will be official from November 9, 2017.
The Zimbabwean government has already declared February 21 as Robert Mugabe Day, which is the president’s birthday. It will be observed as a national holiday to be observed starting next year.
The government has also announced that $1 billion has been approved for the construction of a new university to be named after the 93-year-old ruler.
Gumbo defended these decisions saying “If you see his contribution to the liberation struggle, education and empowerment of the people of Zimbabwe and Africa, you will see that he has a rich legacy that has to be preserved and his history should not be erased even as people visit our country.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
