Sisulu’s swipe at Mantashe ‘a stupid blunder’

The ANC chief whip in parliament, Jackson Mthembu, has slammed Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu after she questioned party’s secretary-general Gwede Mantashe’s struggle credentials.

Sisulu reportedly launched a scathing attack on Mantashe over his recent endorsement of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign.

Speaking at the weekend at the commemoration of amaXhosa King Sarhili, near Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape, DispatchLIVE reported that Sisulu attacked Mantashe.

“Gwede has [disqualified] himself from running the conference because he lacks the necessary objectivity and credibility to run a democratic conference. And he is using his position for his personal interest and to the advantage of his friends. The shameful patriarchal attitude he displays shows he has not understood the ANC and its values,” she reportedly said. Mthembu took to Twitter to react to Sisulu’s remarks. “Lindiwe Sisulu has showed political immaturity by asserting that SA’s freedom is owed to the exiles. She has lost her marbels (sic)!

“Sisulu’s assertion that only those coming from exile understand the ANC (and therefore should lead it) is equally politically flawed. The SG of the ANC was there in the trenches of the labour and civic sectors in the fight against apartheid. Gwede Mantashe was there! We suggest that Lindiwe Sisulu must go and read more about the SA revolution before she makes more stupid blunders!” he said.

He is using his position for his personal interest.