In wake of Mapisa-Nqakula's resignation as Speaker, IFP, Rise Mzansi call for law to take its course
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is facing more than 12 charges of corruption linked to her time as the country’s minister of defence.
FILE: National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/X
JOHANNESBURG - Opposition parties continued to react to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's resignation from her position as National Assembly Speaker.
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) described her resignation as a responsible decision.
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Mapisa-Nqakula is facing more than 12 charges of corruption linked to her time as the country’s minister of defence.
While the IFP thanked and wished Mapisa-Nqakula well, it also called for the law to take its course.
"The IFP maintains that the law must apply without any fear or favour, and we implore on the former Speaker to subject herself to the legal processes until their legal and logical conclusion," said the party's Mkhuleko Hlengwa.
Rise Mzansi's head of internal democracy, Boitumelo Mpakanyane, echoed these sentiments, saying justice must now take its natural course.
"This ongoing saga reaffirms Rise Mzansi’s call for new and ethical leaders who work with and for the people, as opposed to the political establishment, which places its selfish interests above all else, above the means of citizens, and above the work that critical institutions like the National Assembly are required to do in holding the executive accountable."