I Spoke To ANC Before Quitting

NDLOZI: FORMER EFF MP ADMITS TALKING TO BIG GUNS

- Faziel Patel

Former EFF spokesperson and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi consulted former ANC presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe before quitting the EFF. Ndlozi, who quit Julius Malema's red berets last week following months of disputes with the party's leadership, decided to step away from politics and enter the media space. He has taken up a new position as a host for mainstream radio station Power FM.

While Ndlozi refused to confirm whom he consulted, sources revealed that among those he approached were Mbeki and Motlanthe, whom he met separately earlier, according to City Press. After the EFF had "put him on ice" without a hearing date following allegations of disloyalty, Ndlozi said he started consulting former and current ANC leaders for advice. He also spoke to religious leaders.

Ndlozi said he was grateful that none of the leaders told him what to do.

"The consensus from the people I consulted was that I handled the issue well because I never allowed it to be personal, even though, to them, it looked like that."