By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has resigned from Parliament, reportedly returning to the private sector.
Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo confirmed the finality of Mboweni’s departure from Parliament on Twitter earlier in the day.
“This is to confirm that former minister of finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, has handed his resignation as MP in the National Assembly to Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
“The resignation is effective from today, 31 January 2022. Speaker wishes the former Minister well on his retirement,” the Tweet read.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Mboweni’s resignation and the appointment of Enoch Godongwana to replace him in August last year, as he reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time in over two years.
At that time Ramaphosa said Mboweni had been asking to leave the government for a while.
The former minister had been looking forward to his retirement but he had not left the public space as he often had Tweeps in stitches with his snarky responses and sometimes questionable culinary skills.
Mboweni has proved a formidable force in the kitchen and has been busy cooking up some of his infamous dishes.