Thabo Mbeki cites economic strides in televised resignation announcement today, the beauty of this story is that it is happening in Africa. The resignation has cleared the way for long time rival Jacob Zuma to run for president.

he created too many enemies for himself that came back to bite him. knowing africans this may just be the begining of the reduction or destruction of the ANC as a party which may be a good thing. i cant see him and his wing of the party working for the people that sent them parking.

this will never happen in nigeria. nigerians almost look indebted to our "theives leaders".

this is a beautiful thing that people on top should know power dont belong to them.

joshjosh:

knowing africans this may just be the begining of the reduction or destruction of the ANC as a party which may be a good thing. i can't see him and his wing of the party working for the people that sent them parking.

this will never happen in nigeria. nigerians almost look indebted to our "theives leaders".

this is a beautiful thing that people on top should know power don't belong to them.

How I wish this is not true but sad to agree that it is

ANC asked President Mbeki to resign and he did

PDP ask Yaradua to resign and he ,

if PDP ask Yar'adua to resign he will form his own party and leave the PDP leaders in the cold.

no be naija? where all the money flows from Yar'adua's office.

Let it be on record that on a week when a TV station was closed down in Nigeria, members of the news organistaion intimidated and locked up for insinuating that our factually sick President Yar'adua will resign, South African Mbeki who is otherwise fit has resigned because his party ANC advised him to on the account that he may have interferred with court proceedings in the Zuma trial.

Even our AGF who is on record to have written a dubious letter in a corruption trial is still enjoying his office.

Goshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! South Africa is a very civilised country.

lol i can imagine yaradua been the head of some blah blah people's party or kini kani democratic alliance

bawomolo:

lol i can imagine yaradua been the head of some blah blah people's party or kini kani democratic alliance

what have you said? nothing.

Tumfulu na you be moderator

Sad enough in the neighbouring Zimbabwe Mugabe loose election and refuse to leave rather he wanted the whole nation to boil over.

On Yaradua I still hope he will take a cue and ,
Don't let him close my station like he did Channels Tv

this is the next president of south africa come april 09'. a real power broker that finally nailed thabo mbekis coffin.

Sometimes , those South Africans govern their country as if its not part of Africa. Can you imagine other African President resigning simply because the party told him to do so!!!

Jesus you are wonderful

[center]ANC to nominate interim president [/center]

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is due to nominate a caretaker president on Monday to replace Thabo Mbeki.

Mr Mbeki formally resigned as president on Sunday, at the request of the ANC.

But he has denied accusations of political interference in a corruption case against his rival, ANC leader Jacob Zuma.

Correspondents says it is not yet clear who the party will chose to be the interim president of the country.

The BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg says the party could nominate the parliamentary speaker, Baleka Mbete, but that the deputy leader of the country, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is directly in line to take over from Mr Mbeki.

In a televised address on Sunday night, Mr Mbeki said he had handed a resignation letter to the speaker of the National Assembly.

He said he would leave his post as soon as a new president was chosen.

The ANC has since been at pains to say that it wants Mbeki loyalists to remain in their posts in the interests of stability, says our correspondent.

The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has said Mr Mbeki had been the victim of a power grab by Mr Zuma.

Party leader Helen Zille said it would a "miscarriage of justice if Zuma was to get off the hook due to a legal technicality"

femmace:

ANC asked President Mbeki to resign and he did

PDP ask Yaradua to resign and he ,

No my brother, Nigeria asked Yar Adua to resign, he closed a television station and sack anything that moves. haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

The annousement of new president is live on www.702.co.za

Thank God for correct democracy, that one will take a while before we see that one in nigeria.

femmace:

ANC asked President Mbeki to resign and he did

PDP ask Yaradua to resign and he ,

hehehehhe, no matter what happen PDP can not even make the mistake to ask Yaradua to resign

Thabo Mbeki is a courageous leaders . . . . . regardless of any faults anyone will find in him

Good for him and good for S/africa as well.

end of story,

shows democracy works in S.A

Yaradua wey fit rule thhis country headless sef!!

what did he do wrong, why was he asked to resign?

God is coming back to Africa but landed in South Africa. Halleluyah!!! for an African president to be asked to resign and he did means God is coming back but i dont think he will ever visit naija for sure?

amaikama:

God is coming back to Africa but landed in South Africa. Halleluyah!!! for an African president to be asked to resign and he did means God is coming back but i don't think he will ever visit naija for sure?

heheheheheheheheheh

Good riddance!

watever.

hard to believe,but true it is,
if some Nigerian leaders can just learn to walk away when they should

NOT A SHOCKER THOUGH, but good for Africa, lets see what happens in the next few months across Africa especially in Nigeria,

yemivictor:

Yar'adua is purportedly running the country on someone else's kidney & still won't quit!

I can't laugh jare!!

let the person ask for their organ back

this what  we call LEVELS. The guy dey really claim level e no eazy

[/quote][quote author=yemivictor link=topic=174141.msg2838188#msg2838188 date=1222101031]
Yar'adua is purportedly running the country on someone else's kidney & still won't quit!

I can't laugh jare!!

Abeg who tell u say na anoda man kidney him de use. [s]Dat mns if that one spoil na ur own him go come for nxt o![/s] beta start running.
but on a serious note d guy should pack n go we no want.