South Africa’s parliament will on Thursday elect a new president to replace Jacob Zuma who resigned on Wednesday night.
Current deputy president and President of the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be elected as new president to replace his former boss.
The ruling African National Congress chief whip, Jackson Mthembu told a parliamentary committee meeting that “The office of the chief justice has made itself available today to officiate in the business of electing a new president.”
Jacob Zuma on Wednesday finally resigned from his position after refusing to do so for weeks. He was initially defiant in resigning following the decision by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to recall him.
Zuma told the state broadcaster SABC earlier on Wednesday that “I’ve done nothing wrong” as he questioned why the rush in removing him from power.
Jacob Zuma who has been in power since 2009 said the current move to get rid of him was “very unfair” saying “No one ever came and said this is what you have done”.
“I’ve not defied. I’ve disagreed with the decision. I think it is baseless” Zuma added in an interview he described as very helpful in getting his message across as he prepares to officially issue a statement in response to ANC leadership recalling him.
The National Assembly of South Africa was preparing to debate a no-confidence motion in Mr. Zuma this month.
The ANC on Tuesday decided to recall President Zuma and sack him as head of state after hours of meetings and negotiations.
Mr. Zuma was not willing to resign as was requested by the leadership of the ANC, hence the decision to remove him from office.
Source: Africafeeds.com
