Dr Makhosi Khoza, a disgruntled member of the ANC who left the party last year after opposing the then president, Jacob Zuma has resigned from politics altogether.
Khoza immediately formed her own political party, African Democratic Change (ADeC) last year.
On Saturday she shared a resignation letter which she had sent to her party on her Facebook page.
“I thought I should make my announcement public about my retirement from politics. Herewith is a letter I sent to the ADeC Leadership:
“I wish to advise ADeC members and its entire leadership that I have taken a well-thought through decision to step down from politics with immediate effect in pursuit and in fulfilment of my deepest passion, conviction and mission in local governance and administration, education and elevation of African languages as those of prestige and prosperity.
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“As you may recall, when I resigned as a Member of Parliament, I made it clear that I would devote my energy, talent, knowledge and skills in activities and programmes of civil society. Even as I agreed to lead and establish ADeC after being persuaded by the United Front of Civics, MCA and Forum for Service Delivery (F4SD) etc. I still maintained that mine was not to occupy a political position. However, given the fact that these mentioned organisations had started off as civil society movements but later decided to fight local government elections in 2015 arising out of the frustration of citizens, it became necessary that I assist in uniting them behind a common brand, vision and mission. Having succeeded in bringing these organisations and many others together under the umbrella body of African Democratic Change (ADeC), I feel time has come for me to pursue and fulfill my bigger mission in this life as outlined in the opening paragraph above. My bigger mission is beyond the confines of politics and political parties.
As made explicitly clear, my mission is apolitical. It will therefore be an antithesis if I was to be associated with a particular political party.
I also wish ADeC well in its future endeavor.
As the leading founder of ADeC and its director of its Non-Profit Organization (NPO), I therefore resign from both structures and authorize the ADeC National Board under the chairmanship of Moses Mayekiso to liaise with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the other directors of the non-profit organisations to fill the vacant position as a result of my resignation and stepping down from politics.
