President Jacob Zuma of South Africa resigns this morning after being threatened to face a vote of no confidence.
ANC which is the governing party told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament.
The 75 years old President who has been in power since 2009 had been under pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader.
He was allegedly involved in high levels of corrupt practices.
His resignation came at the end of a long speech in which he said he disagreed with the way the ANC had acted towards him.
He added that “I have served the people of South Africa to the best of my ability.”
Meanwhile, the governing African National Congress said it would elect Zuma successor’s on Thursday (today).
“We will possibly elect a new president on Thursday … if not Friday,” ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile told journalists.
“We want certainty. We would like the incoming president to hold the postponed State of the Nation address without delay.”
The ANC caucus in parliament decided to move the vote forward after it formally asked Zuma to resign on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said that Zuma would speak “at 0800 GMT and satellite trucks were in position at Pretoria’s Union Buildings, the seat of the country’s government.”
But Zuma’s office said there was no “official communication” of any impending address but urged the media to wait.
Source: Punchng.
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