Senior member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC), Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the opposition have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to step aside immediately following the findings of an independent panel investigating the Phala Phala farm scandal.
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This comes after it was found that the president had violated several sections of the country’s Constitution over how he handled the Phala Phala matter, dating back to February 2020.
The panel was mandated by Parliament to assess whether there was sufficient evidence for Parliament to proceed with a Section 89 inquiry after the leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), Vuyo Zungula, launched a motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa because of his involvement in the Phala Phala scandal.
On Wednesday, the National Assembly (Parliament) released the report of the panel led by Judge Sandile Ngcobo. The panel found that Ramaphosa may have broken several parts of the Constitution and that he has a case to answer for.
Findings on President @CyrilRamaphosa pic.twitter.com/JsMhPK8jfb
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) November 30, 2022
After the report was made public, ActionSA issued a statement, calling on the president to resign or face impeachment.
#PhalaPhalaFarmGate – ActionSA says President Cyril Ramaphosa must resign over the scandal or face impeachment. The Judge Sandile Ngcobo led panel on the matter found that Ramaphosa may have violated laws and as such, he has a case to answer. @IOL
— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) November 30, 2022
“As such, Mr Ramaphosa must resign or face impeachment without further (delay),” read the statement.
“South Africa cannot afford more years of another president with criminal charges to answer for at a time when our country needs ethical leadership,” the party said.
The statement added that it has always maintained that Ramaphosa’s conduct regarding the matter was criminal.
“He should vacate his office and spare the country any further humiliation of his creation.”
“We have also maintained that there is no ‘good ANC’ or ‘bad ANC’ – that the ANC is a criminal enterprise, and our position has been vindicated by this latest development.”
“South Africans deserve a president whose leadership is beyond reproach and after Jacob Zuma, now Cyril, it is clear that ethical leadership cannot be found in the ANC.”
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