Democratic Alliance (DA) chief, John Steenhuisen, mentioned that the vote made a mockery of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intention to renew the ANC.
Members of Parliament throughout the debate on the consideration of the report of the unbiased panel established by way of Section 89 of the Constitution on the Cape Town City Hall on 13 December 2022. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter
CAPE TOWN – Democratic Alliance (DA) chief, John Steenhuisen, mentioned that the African National Congress (ANC) parliamentary caucus had protected President Cyril Ramaphosa the identical method it used to do with Jacob Zuma.
Opposition parties in Parliament failed to undertake the Section 89 panel report, with ANC utilizing its majority to efficiently vote towards the movement.
The report discovered that Ramaphosa could have violated his oath of workplace and the Prevention of Combating Corrupt Activities Act along with his dealing with of a housebreaking and theft of over US$500,000 at his Phala Phala sport farm.
Ramaphosa has since filed a court docket utility to problem the findings and suggestions of the report.
Steenhuisen mentioned that the vote made a mockery of Ramaphosa’s intention to renew the ANC.
“This is the same old ANC that rallied around and protected Jacob Zuma from accountability, just as they rallied around the president today. There was no harm in the report going forward. The president would have been given ample opportunity to state his case, to point to the deficiencies of the report, instead the ANC have simply shut this down to prevent any further progress on it.”
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The Freedom Front Plus (FFP) mentioned that the ruling occasion had dishonoured the cthink thatConstitution.
FFP chief, Pieter Groenewald, mentioned that the results of the parliamentfor debate got here as no suprise.
“They have used their majority to vote against this report and I will not be surprised if the president now withdraws his case from the Constitutional Court, I thinkthat was part of their strategy because they didn’t come on an urgent basis, they waited fro what’s going to happen here, so that is the way it went.”
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), chief, Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, mentioned that Ramaphosa would have to come clear over the problem.
“We are not sure whether they go cold feet when they saw those around them but we tried. It was worth tryiimpeachmente matter is going to be settled in the courts and I think the president will have to tell the truth about where that money comes from and why he did not register it with Sars.”
ActionSA president, Herman Mashaba, mentioned that Parliament had failed the nation.
“The Section 89 impeacment process was established precisely to give a president an opportunity to respond to serious allegations against them in a public and transparent forum. This is central to holding our highest public office bearers to account for their actions.”
Meanwhile, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba mentioned that Tuesday’s vote in Parliament nonetheless left the nation and the governing occasion with deep ethical and moral challenges.
He mentioned that President Rampahosa’s credibility had suffered a blow.
“While we have to subject ourselves to the democratic processes and accept Parliament’s vote, the saga is not yet over. We still have to hear from the National Prosecuting Authority, from the South African Revenue Services and the reserve bank.”
Makconducive that ramaphosa and the federal government also needs to deal with different urgent points going through the nation.
“He will have to re-earn the trust of South Africans. Going forward, I hope politicians will devote as much energy and passion as they have to Phala Phala to creating conditions condusive to creating jobs, ending inequality and boosting our energy supply.”
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