Moupo's move is honourable

This is a welcome move indeed. Moupo shows that he is not hungry for power, but would rather pass the baton on to another member of the party to continue building on the contributions he has made.

It is no secret that the position of this paper has been that Moupo should have vacated the seat in the run-up to the October 16, 2009 general election in order to allow the party to fully deal with the challenges facing it at the time. We held this view because Moupo, as a leader, had been so discredited as to make it impossible for the average activist to sell the party to an objective voter.