“I come before you today to announce that the work that you assigned me may not be over but the time to retire from the great theatre of action, take leave from public life and office has finally arrived.”
In this file photo taken on June 3, 2017 Lesotho political party All Basotho Convention leader and candidate Tom Thabane casts his ballot at a polling station in Maseru, during Lesotho’s general election. – Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane said om May 18, 2020, he is stepping down, ending months of political uncertainty gripping the tiny kingdom since he was accused of having a role in his ex-wife’s murder.He did not say when exactly he will officially quit.
Lesotho’s beleaguered prime minister, Thomas Thabane, finally resigned on Tuesday, ending a months-long crisis that engulfed the kingdom after he was accused of having a part in his ex-wife’s murder. “I come before you today to announce that the work that you assigned me may not be over but the time to retire from the great theatre of action, take leave from public life and office has finally arrived,” he said in a nationwide TV address.
The tiny southern African state has been plagued by instability since early this year, when police accused Thabane of having a hand in the killing of his estranged wife in June 2017. Thabane and his then-wife Lipolelo Thabane, 58, were in the midst of a bitter divorce when she was shot dead outside her home two days before her husband’s inauguration.Thabane, 80, who has denied any involvement in the murder, had been under mounting pressure to resign.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Thabane resigns as Lesotho prime ministerLesotho's embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his resignation on Monday, ending months of political uncertainty gripping the kingdom since he was accused of participating in his ex-wi...
Read more »
Lesotho PM Steps Down Amid Murder ScandalLesotho PM Steps Down Amid Murder Scandal
Read more »
Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari resigns previous appointmentProfessor Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has resigned as Chairman of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD). Gambari\u2019s resignation was contained in a statement by the Executive Director of the Centre, Amb. Abdullahi Omaki. According to him, he was resigning his appointment to avoid conflicts of interest. \u201cI
Read more »
Gov Akeredolu running mafia govt in Ondo, should resign – Pastor GiwaSenior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has accused the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu of running 'a mafia government.' Giwa made the remark while calling on Akeredolu to 'apologize to the people of the State or resign immediately' following the alleged misappropriation of N4.3billion by his administration. In
Read more »
Russian PM back to work after coronavirus battleRussian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is returning to work after fighting off the coronavirus, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
Read more »