Career
As deputy parliamentary leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania, he was suspended by Public Affairs Committee"s president, Motsoko Pheko, in September 2006. He is also the chairperson of Parliament"s key public accounts (Scopa) committee. He continued to serve as deputy leader of the Public Affairs Committee until the floor-crossing period of 2007, when he left the party with the Public Affairs Committee seat and formed the African Peoples" Convention on September 4, 2007.
He was joined by Mofihli Dikotsi, the Public Affairs Committee"s Chief Whip in parliament, and two MPLs: Eastern Cape MPL Zingisa Mkabile and Gauteng MPL Malesela Ledwaba.
Godi was the first Member of Parliament to cross the floor during the window period.