Loyiso Nkohla‚ a co-leader of the Seskhona Peoples’ Rights Movement which famously dumped faeces on the steps of the Western Cape legislature‚ and his supporters have switched political parties — joining the Democratic Alliance.
Shortly before a press conference where the DA was expected to announce the defection of about 500 ANC supporters in Khayelitsha on Thursday‚ SesKhona’s other leader‚ Andile Lili‚ told TMG Digital that some people within his group had been in discussions with the DA.
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| Andile Lili, left, and Loyiso Nkohla. Nkohla‚ a co-leader of the Seskhona Peoples’ Rights Movement which dumped faeces on the steps of the Western Cape legislature‚ and his supporters have switched political parties — joining the DA. Picture: FILE |
Lili said: “We have heard that the DA will be welcoming people here in Khayelitsha‚ we are not sure but SesKhona secretary‚ Loyiso Nkohla‚ is being mentioned among those people who will be welcomed.”
He said he was still in the dark but would only reply to the news after the DA’s event.
“I spoke with him yesterday and he told me that they were meeting with the DA leadership at the Civic Centre. I lost energy and I didn’t want to continue arguing. There was no SesKhona meeting but they went and spoke with the DA. I was never informed [about the meeting with the DA]‚” said Lili.
The new development comes amid rumours that the group‚ popularly known as the “poo protesters” after dumping faeces at Cape Town International Airport and the legislature‚ would split.
SesKhona‚ since formation‚ have been affiliated with the ANC and they endorsed the party in the last national government elections. But following unhappiness over the ANC local government list conference‚ the NGO announced that it would not be endorsing or campaigning for the party.
Nkohla was expelled from the ANC for bringing the party into disrepute after the infamous poo protests in the city.
