Zimbabwe needs cooperation of all – Obasanjo

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Africans to give the necessary cooperation and support to the new government in Zimbabwe.

Obasanjo in his congratulatory letter to the new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, noted that he was convinced that the new helmsman would be an asset for the country.

In the letter, copy which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta yesterday, Obasanjo said at the moment, Zimbabwe needs the cooperation of the Africa and friends outside the continent for the advancement of the economic fortunes of the people and country.

According to him, there is strong conviction that the excellent relations between Nigeria and Zimbabwe would benefit and blossom under the new President.

Obasanjo noted that Mnangagwa’s world-acclaimed experience in business and legal profession would be an asset to be utilised effectively and efficiently to take Zimbabwe out of political and economic doldrums.