Outgoing MDC-T Bulawayo South National Assembly member Mr
Eddie Cross has resigned from the opposition party and quit politics.
He said his resignation had nothing to do with the ongoing
political situation in the country.
His wife was diagnosed with an ailment he was not at
liberty to state last year and he had decided to dedicate all his time to
taking care of her.
“I am a retired Member of Parliament and I decided to take
a break from politics. This decision has nothing to do with what is happening
politically, instead I took the break so that I can take care of my wife who is
not feeling well,” he said.
Mr Cross started his political career in 1965, as the
general-secretary of the Centre Party, which opposed the Rhodesian minority
rule led by Ian Smith.
He joined the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999 and
was made secretary for economics in 2000.
Mr Cross served as the MP for Bulawayo South from 2008 to
2018. In February 2009, the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai designated Mr
Cross for the position of Minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals as part
of the inclusive Government, but he did not take up the post.
Mr Cross has been at loggerheads with the MDC-Alliance for
predicting a resounding victory for President Mnangagwa in the July 30
elections. He also declared the harmonised elections as free, fair and credible,
saying they were the most democratic since independence in 1980. He also called
MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa a political novice who
needed more time to mature before dreaming of the high office.
A former top advisor to Tsvangirai, Mr Cross was recently
quoted as saying Mr Chamisa was wasting time by challenging presidential
election results as they were a true reflection of the people’s will.
This led to the MDC-Alliance leadership demanding his immediate
expulsion from the party for “disregarding” party decisions and “undermining”
it. Herald
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