Atiku Abubakar reacts to Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe's resignation

Former vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the resignation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

Atiku via his verified Twitter handle wrote;

“As the sun sets in Zimbabwe and a new day beckons, I urge the people of Zimbabwe to embrace peace, and work towards returning the country to constitutional democracy”, he tweeted.

Mugabe’s resignation ends a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse.

“I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation with immediate effect,” Speaker Mudenda quoted him as he read the resignation letter to parliament.