I am a member of the ANC Youth League in good standing and I would like to state that this statement is part of the rot that is setting in our organisation, there is nothing wrong with anyone supporting Julius for a secong term as President of the Youth League but this raises fear when an upper structure speaks as a structure on behalf of the province endorsing the incumbent.
The view that they will lobby lower structures is deceitful because then there is a blur on whether this is already a position or its a view that needs to be engaged by branches. Let us not forget that the Constitution is the highest law within the ANC Youth League and traditions, culture and most importantly the ANC continues to guide us should our own Constitution fail the litmus test. The leadership have no right to lobby structures on who should lead them, they represent us and serve as a link between the upper structures and us, they serve as our management and we fulfill oversight on them. They must never at any time try to influence us on who should lead us, we choose our own leaders because a leadership that elects itself is a clique, it is a monarch and is an enemy of democracy in the sense that it dictates and breaks down the simple principles of democratic centralism. They should have raised a debate and not declare their support as a structure as I think there has been no PGC that sat and agreed on a provincial position, leadership must lead as per its mandate and not over exert itself and be self sufficient. Lets remember that the little things count, they not just rules of engagement, principles, culture, traditions and Constitution. They are the fabric of the movement and that is what makes our glorious movement what it is - a National Liberation Movement On 23/02/2010, Sithembewena tsembeyi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Nyiko Floyd Shivambu <[email protected]> > To: anc-yl-media <[email protected]>; ancmedia > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:34:27 AM > Subject: [Ancmedia] THE NORTHERN CAPE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE ENDORSES THE > CANDIDATURE OF COMRADE JULIUS MALEMA FOR A SECOND TERM AS THE PRESIDENT OF > THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE. > > *THE NORTHERN CAPE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE ENDORSES THE CANDIDATURE OF COMRADE > JULIUS MALEMA FOR A SECOND TERM AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE.* > > * * > > *23 February 2010* > > * * > > The Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC Youth League in the Northern > Cape has after a thorough and lengthy process of political engagement made > the following two groundbreaking resolutions. The first resolution is to > support the current ANC Youth League President Comrade Julius Malema for a > second term in office at the next elective conference of our movement. > Comrade Malema is a resolute leader with strong convictions who has been > grounded in the revolutionary teachings of our movement who has proven on > numerous occasions beyond reasonable doubt that he is capable of steering > this organisation ahead towards 2012. We believe that his charisma and > oratory skills complemented by his excellent work ethic would once again put > him in pole position to come out on tops for a second term as the President > of the ANC Youth League. > > > > We have begun to mobilise our human arsenal and artillery to canvass for the > candidature of Comrade Julius Malema amongst our branches and would soon > extend this strategy to a national level where we would be stating our case > on the logic behind our move to endorse Comrade Julius Malema. We strongly > believe in the free and fair contestation of conferences within our movement > and we urge all comrades considering to enter the race to be gracious enough > to accept the outcome of congress that would once again propel Comrade > Julius Malema to the mantle of the Youth League Presidency for a second > term. > > > > The second resolution is in support of the Nationalisation of the South > African mining industry. It is a historical fact that commercial mining in > South Africa originated in the Northern Cape and to this day we have several > mining houses extracting mineral resources from our land for commercial > purposes with little to show as far as the general development of the > economy of the province and the poorest of the poor. We believe that the > Nationalisation of Mines would enhance capital accumulation of the State’s > coffers and to enable the State to dispense these resources evenly amongst > the poorest of the poor to improve their standard of living. We take serious > exception on those who are trying to stifle debate on the contentious issue > of the Nationalisation for the Mining industry without giving us the > platform to put across our point. > > *For more information contact: ANCYL Provincial Chairperson on > 0765797769.Issued by the African National Congress Youth League, Northern > Cape, Kimberley. * > > *23 February 2010 * > _______________________________________________ > Ancmedia mailing list > > Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions please > contact Brian Sokutu at 0716716919 or Ishmael Mnisi at 0823335550 > > > > > > -- > You are subscribed. 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