Despite growing calls at the ANC NEC meeting, Ramaphosa remains steadfast in his refusal to step down
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa resigns in the wake of the Phala Phala farm scandal. Dlamini-Zuma, who attended the ANC's National Executive Committee meeting over the weekend, where ANC members discussed a variety of issues, said Ramaphosa needed to demonstrate that he respects the ANC's step-aside resolution. Following the Phala Phala
Despite growing calls at the ANC NEC meeting, Ramaphosa remains steadfast in his refusal to step down
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa resigns in the wake of the Phala Phala farm scandal.
Dlamini-Zuma, who attended the ANC’s National Executive Committee meeting over the weekend, where ANC members discussed a variety of issues, said Ramaphosa needed to demonstrate that he respects the ANC’s step-aside resolution. Following the Phala Phala scandal, Dlamini-Zuma is not the only ANC NEC member who has called for Ramaphosa to step down as leader of the ruling party and the country.
Former heads of state Jacob Zuma, Thabo Mbeki, and Kgalema Motlanthe are among the leaders.
“If Phala Phala money was legitimate business money, why was it in a sofa and not in a bank?” Dlamini-Zuma asked.
The issue of Phala Phala was set for a more heated debate on Saturday, with many in Ramaphosa’s camp urging him to remain as ANC president.
Dlamini-Zuma had refrained from commenting on the Phala Phala issue in an interview with The Star this week, except to say that she was shocked to learn that the president had kept millions in foreign currency at his farm without declaring it to the relevant authorities.
During his political viewpoint report, Ramaphosa told party leaders at the ANC NEC meeting that the money was from the sale of the game and that the transactions were legal.
On Friday, Ramaphosa addressed the ruling party for the first time about the Phala Phala issue. The meeting takes place just as the Section 89 inquiry is set to complete its report on the matter in order to determine whether there is prima facie evidence that could lead to Ramaphosa’s impeachment process in response to a motion raised by African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula.
Ramaphosa has faced criticism from both opposition leaders in Parliament and, more recently, former ANC leaders and other party leaders, including Nomvula Mokonyane, who stated that the party was in its worst crisis since its inception in 1912.
