Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane announced on Monday that he is stepping down ending months of political uncertainty grasping the tiny kingdom since he was accused of having a role in his ex-wife’s murder.
Thabane’s political rivals have piled pressure on the prime minister to step down early over allegations he had a hand in the brutal 2017 shooting of Lipolelo Thabane.
The Prime Minister will step down on Wednesday, ending months of speculation after being implicated in the murder of his former wife.
Last week his coalition was disbanded in parliament and he had been expected to resign on May 22, when a new government is due to be installed.
“I decided to personally come and inform you that I am stepping down as prime minister of Lesotho,” he told supporters in his Abia home constituency.
However, he did not say when he will officially quit the office but clarified that he wpould remain leader of his ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party for the time being.
“It is rather difficult to part ways with something that you had been accustomed to and leave people behind, but we all have to leave at some point,” Thabane added.
The Prime Minister, whose elected term is due to end in 2022, had set himself a target of leaving office by July 13 because of his advanced age.
