Impeached former Western Cape judge president, now MK Party (MKP) parliamentary leader, John Hlophe says he wanted to join the EFF as the party defended him during his impeachment but went for Jacob Zuma's party because of its political ideologies.
Hlophe, who was impeached for gross misconduct in February, was among 58 MKP members sworn in as MPs on Tuesday.
The EFF had been supportive of him during his legal debacle and impeachment. Hlophe said he decided to join the MKP instead of the red berets because he related to the parties' political ideologies.
I was close to the EFF. To be frank, I was almost tempted to join the EFF. You will recall when I was dismissed from office, only one politician came to visit me at my home in Paarl and that was Julius Malema. He extended his friendship and I could see sincerity in him, Hlophe said in a SABC interview on Tuesday.
I joined the MK Party, not for a leadership position but I felt there were other issues in the MK Party that were closer to me. The party has respect for the monarch and the kingdom in KwaZulu-Natal and I come from that province. I believe in that province. I believe in the monarch and I believe in the role the Zulu kingdom played.
