North West Premier Job Mokgoro says he met President Cyril Ramaphosa – a precondition he set for his resignation.
The 73-year-old professor had been at odds with the African National Congress (ANC) North West interim provincial committee (IPC), which recommended that he step down and be replaced by 67-year-old Bushy Maape.
Mokgoro had insisted he would only resign after he spoke to the president, who is also the leader of the ANC.
On Thursday, the embattled premier said he had met the president and was tendering his resignation as instructed by the IPC.
Mokgoro had been expected to resign as premier and member of the provincial legislature.
However, Mokgoro only resigned as premier – meaning Maape can not take up his mayor position until there is space for him to join the provincial legislature.
At a special sitting convened on Thursday, the Executive Council unanimously designated North West Leader of Government Business and MEC for Finance Motlalepula Rosho as the acting premier of the North West.
Rosho was sworn in as acting North West Premier Thursday afternoon.
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