MBABANE:Panuel Malinga,the Secretary General of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) has officially announced and confirmed a leave of absence requested by Maxwell Dlamini, the Deputy Secretary General(DSG) with immediate effect.
This comes after Dlamini publicly declared support for participation in the Tinkhundla undemocratic elections, much against his political party’s position to boycott the elections in demand for democratic elections.
“In light of recent events, we would like to formally announce that Comrade Maxwell Dlamini, our Deputy Secretary General (DSG), has requested a one-month leave of absence, effective immediately. This decision was made due to concerns surrounding his public pronouncements that is misaligned with PUDEMO’s official position on the Tinkhundla electoral system and it is fitting to bring this matter to the upcoming National Executive Committee meeting, which serves as the highest decision-making body between our congresses.It will thoroughly investigate any potential reputational damage caused by his conduct to PUDEMO.PUDEMO recognizes the circumstances that have brought us to this point and is currently in the process of resolving the matter. We will keep our members and the public informed as the situation progresses,” said the Secretary General in a statement sent to this Swaziland News on Tuesday afternoon.
PUDEMO is eSwatini’s main and largest political party fighting for democracy in the tiny Kingdom.
PUDEMO Deputy Secretary General Maxwell Dlamini(pic: supplied).