South African President , Jacob Zuma, has resigned as leader of South Africa on Wednesday evening.
During a televised address to the nation Zuma emphasised that "no leader should seek an easy way out simply because they could not face life at the end of their term without the perks that come with their political office.
He resign as president of the republic with immediate effect," he said, "even though he disagree with the decision of the leadership of his organisation .
Zuma has always been a disciplined member of the organisation, saying that though he is leaving but he will continue to serve the people of South Africa as well as the ANC, his political Organization.
The former South African President said he had served the people of South Africa to the best of his ability and will forever be grateful that they trusted him with their highest office in the land, but when but that he accepted the deployment with an understanding to subject myself to the supreme law of the land, the Constitution,"
The announcement came despite his initial refusal to resign, even in the face of a no-confidence vote supported by his own party.
On Wednesday morning, the ANC parliamentary caucus met and agreed to support the Economic Freedom Fighters' motion for a vote of no confidence after Zuma refused to resign – despite being recalled by the ANC's national executive committee on Tuesday.
Shortly after the ANC caucus meeting, a defiant Zuma gave a live television interview to the SABC where he defended himself and rejected the attempt by the ANC’s top leadership to remove him from his position.
Zuma said he disagreed with the notion that he had to be removed purely because the ANC had a new president.
However, at 10pm the president seemed to accept his fate.
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