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JOHANNESBURG - More ANC leaders have come to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s defence after three ex-presidents criticised his tenure over the weekend.
This week the ANC leadership in Limpopo and Eastern Cape defended Ramaphosa after ‘attacks’ on him by former presidents Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma.
Ramaphosa’s predecessors, at separate public engagements over the weekend, criticised him regarding the rising cost of living, unemployment, the problems at Eskom and the alleged theft of millions in undisclosed foreign currency at his Phala Phala farm.
ANC Limpopo Provincial Secretary Reuben Madadzhe called on former presidents to desist from publicly attacking Ramaphosa.
He said the concerns should be raised within the organisation.
“While we respect that former presidents have the constitutional right to express their views, we are however of the firm view that such expression should better be raised within structures of the organisation,”
said Madadzhe in a statement.
He said former presidents sit on the party’s national executive committee, where they could raise their concerns.
“President Ramaphosa should be given time and space to lead both the ANC and the State. The ANC in Limpopo appreciates that there are challenges facing both the ANC and government, however, such problems cannot be attributed to President Ramaphosa,” Madadzhe said.
“The ANC Limpopo is calling upon former presidents to desist from publicly attacking President Ramaphosa, and instead to assist through correct channels to strengthen the party and the government of the day.’’