New Age2.png ANC Gauteng PEC Isolated Peter Ramothwala, The New Age, Johannesburg, 14 April 2016 ANC Gauteng provincial structures yesterday disassociated themselves from the provincial executive committee (PEC) resolution which stopped short of calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Yesterday the ANC Gauteng leagues, Youth, Women, Veterans and MK Military Veterans Association held a joint press briefing where they unanimously resolved to allow Zuma to finish his term in office. The stance by the leagues and veterans association lay bare divisions in the ANC in Gauteng. A PEC member told The New Age that during the discussion people were singing for their suppers. "There was no robust discussion on the matter. People just agreed because they don't want to lose their jobs," the member, who wished to remain anonymous, said. ANCWL provincial secretary, Nonosi Mallalose, said they didn't agree with the PEC resolution that Zuma must do more than an apology. "We want to make it clear that we support Zuma until he finishes his term. We have consulted with our structures and came to a conclusion to support him," she said. Broke ranks The Gauteng PEC has broken ranks with its counterparts in Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, North West, KZN and Free State who have accepted Zuma's apology unconditionally and backed him to see out his presidential term. ANCYL Gauteng chairperson, Matome Chiloane, the league accepted Zuma's apology and also agreed with the ConCourt ruling that he should pay back the money spent on his homestead in Nkandla. "The president must pay and we appreciate the final closure of this matter as it has dragged on for far too long, creating a circus out of Parliament. It is in this regard we call upon society to accept the apology and error of judgment," Chiloane said. "It is therefore shocking to hear high priests during the media briefing say they don't accept the apology of the president. Since when did the Bible teach non-forgiveness? Shockingly the individuals who today teach non-forgiveness forgave the racist and blood-thirsty apartheid architects, yet today they can't forgive a man whose fundamental error is non payment." MKMVA provincial chairperson Daddy Thinane said the PEC should clarify what was the right thing to do. From: http://tnaepaper.co.za/DRIVE/main%20edition/14042016/epaperpdf/1.pdf -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
