*Flanked by family and friends, Mugabe cuts his 92nd Birthday Cake |
The ruling party of Zimbabwe is reportedly looking to
spend some $2.5 million on President Robert Mugabe’s 93rd birthday celebration
on February 21, a
media report said on Wednesday.
“Each
of the ten provinces is expected to [participate in raising the] $2.5 million for
the ceremony.
“They
expect to raise it through provincial structures, individuals, private
companies, parastatals and local authorities,” Zanu PF party officials said.
However,
opposition parties have attacked Mugabe for wasting money on extravagant
revelry while “93% of Zimbabweans are
wallowing in poverty caused by his incompetence and misrule”, NewZimbabwe.com reported.