After resigning as the deputy president of the EFF last week to join the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, Julius Malema, the president of the EFF, strongly criticized members who he believed had silently betrayed the party for what he described as “greener pastures.”
Shivambu is currently the national organizer of the MK Party. He stated that he joined MK voluntarily for the right reasons. During his resignation from the EFF, he made a plea to prevent any mischaracterization of his revolutionary decision and actions.
“Revolution is the essence of what we stand for. It’s not just about betraying me personally. Some people might say, ‘You’re betraying me.’ But where does that fit in? You never even once suggest that I’m betraying the revolution. I will never betray the revolution. President Zuma mentioned yesterday during our induction that we might be friends or think we’re friends, but friendship won’t apply here.”
Meanwhile, MK Secretary-General Sifiso Maseko has made assurances that the leadership of the party announced today in Sandton is permanent, bringing stability to the fledgling party.
The party says it is assembling its structures but will not be holding an elective conference any time soon as it is wary of the divisions such conferences cause.
The party is currently facing a court challenge by 10 of its former MPs for removing them from their positions in parliament. This follows the removal of Arthur Zwane as secretary-general in recent weeks.
