uMkhonto Wesizwe party has released a statement welcoming Mzwanele Manyi and Floyd Shivambu.
This follows after Shivambu announced that he is resigning as an EFF Deputy President and member of parliament. Speaking during the same EFF press briefing, Shivambu said while he has resolved to leave the party, he still believed in the organisation’s values.
“I will never abandon my commitment to economic freedom,” he said.
uMkhonto statement
“uMkhonto Wesizwe Party confirms that Cde. Mzwanele Manyi and Cde. Floyd Shivambu have joined the Party. The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party welcomes the decision by these astute and well experienced leaders as it could not have come at a better time. The onboarding of both these progressive and politically experienced comrades will further strengthen the agenda of the Progressive Caucus. Cde. Manyi and Cde. Shivambu will be deployed respectively according to their strengths and expertise. As leadership, we ask that all members of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party welcome these two progressive comrades as they begin to form part of driving the agenda of the revolution.
