“Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is relinquishing his position as president of the larger faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) next year,” reports AfricaNews.
The change in the MDC-T leadership comes as a result of the party constitutional term limit, which allows an incumbent to hold office for a maximum of two five-year terms. Morgan would be replaced at the movement’s third congress to be held after the presidential elections scheduled for next year. He still stands, if he wins the next election in which the MDC-T leader is likely to face President Mugabe of the ZANU-PF, the chance to be the next President of Zimbabwe. But according to local media reports he promised to step down from party politics no matter the election outcomes.
Morgan’s resignation as the leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party is analogical to the”I’ve been to the mountaintop” biblical story, famously known for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last speech before he was assassinated. Why? In the manner of “I’ve been to the mountaintop”, Morgan’s resignation comes at a time when Zimbabwe is seeing a glimpse of a better future (both politically and economically).
Zimbabwe still got some difficult days ahead, but this should not matter for Morgan anymore because he has done his part. Since he emerged as President Robert Mugabe’s main contender, he had led the charge against the corrupt regime of Mugabe, stood his ground, and led his country men and women towards the Promised Land. In doing so, he endured beatings, arrests, tortures, and attempt assassinations at the hands of his political enemies.