According
to BBC reports, President Zuma of South Africa has announced his resignation in
a televised address to his people on Wednesday, February 14. The ruling ANC
party had asked the president to resign or face a possible vote of no
confidence at the parliament on Thursday, February 15. Due to the controversy
that has been trailing his governance, President Zuma, a 75-year old politician
has resigned under pressure, leaving his seat for the deputy president, Cyril
Ramaphosa, the new ANC leader.
Idealolive blogspot gathered that Zuma who has ruled South Africa since 2009 was asked to step down
by ANC following his alleged partnership with a corrupt association named Gupta
that have been named in series of corruption probes according to local media
In his address, he expressed
that he did not agree with the way in which the party treated him, having been
a disciplined member of the ANC, saying that he decided to resign prevent
bloodshed as no life should be lost because of him and that also ANC should
never be divided because of him. He said that he has served the people of South
Africa to the best of his ability and have therefore come to the decision to
resign as president of the republic with immediate effect.
However, he assured the people
of South Africa that he will continue to serve them, as well as the ANC all his
life.
It has become absurd that
African leaders have become so obsessed with power that they will have to wait until
they are disgraced out of the office before they decide to resign or step
aside. The most annoying thing is that they are not colonizing their countries
for the well being of the citizens but for their selfish interests. One can
hardly name any of them with good record and without an iota of corruption. Yet
they will want to stick like pests on the countries they rule until they rip it
of all the goodness that God Almighty has embedded in them.
Written by Olive Chinyere
Amajuoyi
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