Godrich Gardee

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Godrich Gardee is a South African politician who is the former Secretary-General of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). He became involved in politics in 1985 [1] and has Higher National Diploma in Accounting and National Park Auditing. [2]

Gardee was succeeded as Secretary-General by Marshall Dlamini in December 2019. He resigned as an MP on 28 February 2020. [3]

Gardee's daughter, Hillary Gardee, a 28-year-old IT graduate, was abducted and murdered in Mbombela. Passers-by found her lifeless body several days later at the edge of a forest on a deserted stretch of the Sabie road. [4]

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References

  1. "Mr Godrich Ahmed Gardee". People's Assembly. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Pics: EFF'S Godrich Gardee Graduates With LLB!". Daily Sun. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. Mvumvu, Zingisa (10 March 2020). "EFF's Godrich Gardee resigns as MP - party 'not surprised'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Hillary Gardee: What you need to know about the case and suspects charged with her murder". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 May 2022.