Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi found nothing funny about Dali Mpofu's bestseller book plan, calling it 'petty'.
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Former EFF spokesperson and MP Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has distanced himself from advocate Dali Mpofu’s tweet, rejecting an assertion he was one of the “three betrayers”. Ndlozi announced last week that he had left the Economic Freedom Fighters.
Ndlozi has announced he would be joining PowerFM as a broadcaster. Following his announcement, former EFF chairperson Mpofu posted a picture of himself, Ndlozi and former EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, joking they were “The Three Betrayers” and suggested they should write a book.
“What a week…Now I know why they say a week is a long time in politics!!
“In the middle of everything else, the MK SG & I found time to break bread with 'the one who sings beautifully'. Maybe we should co-author the long-awaited bestseller book entitled “The Three Betrayers”, the tweet reads.
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After being criticised for the tweet, Ndlozi fired back at Mpofu, saying his tweet was “so petty”.
”So Petty! I totally reject this tweet, both its letter and spirit,” he said.
It appears Mpofu was taking a jab at EFF leader Julius Malema, saying they must write a book according to Malema’s recent statement.
Malema recently said if he were to write a book about Shivambu and Mpofu, the chapter would be called “The Two Betrayers”.
“The heading will be two betrayers, the heading will be that and that’s what they contribute,” he said.
Malema also fired back at the three, saying “They are all boys combined,” seemingly referring to Shivambu, Mpofu and Ndlozi.
Last week Ndlozi heaped praise on Malema for his role in realigning politics in South Africa and expressed love for his EFF comrades.
Ndlozi resigned from the EFF last week after being suspended since December for failing to disclose to the leadership that Shivambu was to join the MK Party. He was also barred from attending the party’s elective conference, revealing he had been suspended.
He has now joined PowerFM as a host of PowerTalk. He will start in March, the company announced.
Ndlozi's exit from the red berets had been widely speculated within political circles following his suspension from party activities.
Political analysts suggested that Malema's actions against Ndlozi were a direct consequence of Shivambu's resignation from the party.
Mpofu also resigned to join MKP led by former president Jacob Zuma.
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