{"id":30817,"date":"2020-12-02T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=30817"},"modified":"2020-12-02T22:00:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:00:01","slug":"eff-zimbabwe-founding-president-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/eff-zimbabwe-founding-president-resigns","title":{"rendered":"EFF Zimbabwe Founding President Resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>By Bulawayo Correspondent<\/b> &#8211; UNITED Kingdom-based Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Zimbabwe) founding president, Innocent Ndibali has stepped down, paving way for his vice Xolani Tshuma to come in as interim president.<\/p>\n<p>Ndibali, who has been at the helm of the political party since its formation four years ago, confirmed his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy to announce significant and historic changes for our party. Cde Xolani Tshuma has been redeployed to the position of interim party president until the national people\u2019s assembly. I am stepping down. As you are aware that the initial plan had been for me to relocate to Zimbabwe in January 2021,\u201d said Ndibali.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was no longer relocating to Zimbabwe due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation has changed due to among other challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic which is still upon us globally. I am, therefore, unable to relocate to Zimbabwe in January 2021,\u201d said Ndibali.<\/p>\n<p>He however said he will remain an active member of the party\u2019s central command team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to play a significant role as the founder of the party. Cde Tshuma is an experienced, skilful and hardworking politician. I am confident that the party is in capable hands. I am asking all the leaders to support him to grow the party and more importantly to be the authentic voice of the poor and downtrodden in our society,\u201d said Ndibali.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 Ndibali made headlines after he was arrested while addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Police alleged he had violated his visa conditions by addressing journalists.<\/p>\n<p>He was, however, acquitted of the charges in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. By Bulawayo Correspondent &#8211; UNITED Kingdom-based Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Zimbabwe) founding president, Innocent Ndibali has stepped down, paving way for his vice Xolani Tshuma to come in as interim president. 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