Cape Town – Former premier of KwaZulu-Natal and a long-time ally of former president Jacob Zuma, Willies Mchunu has explained his decision to resign from the ANC.
Mchunu resigned from the ANC early last month, citing disappointment with the party’s current direction.
According to SABC News, in a statement to the Ward 33 branch secretary in eThekwini, Mchunu mentioned facing destructive criticism for expressing his views on the Government of National Unity formed after the May 29 elections.
“To be honest, I have discovered with horror that I have in fact lost hope in the ANC’s commitment and ability to pursue the National Democratic Revolution in the interest of the working class and the poor in this current trajectory. This hopelessness, in my view, is neither good for me nor for the ANC,” he reportedly said at the time.
Times Live reported on Monday that Mchunu expressed frustration with the ANC’s alliances, particularly its collaboration with the DA and FF Plus in the government of national unity, while refusing to work with the EFF and MK Party.
“I left the ANC because it had lost its way. The final straw was when the ANC chose to collaborate with the DA and FF Plus [in the government of national unity] but refused to work with the EFF and MK Party. This decision was the catalyst for my departure.
“I didn’t see that as a reasonable decision because the constitution of the ANC, which I know well, says the ANC was established to unite black people. Now, when we unite with white people and alienate black people that didn’t sit well with me,” the report quoted him as saying during a media briefing.
Mchunu has since joined the MK Party, where he was appointed as the KwaZulu-Natal convener, citing shared values and a belief that the MK Party can bring change, the report said.
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