'Once we are in power, we will reclaim our ANC' - Zuma
It has been Zuma's stance that even though he campaigned and voted for a different political party, his uMkhonto weSizwe Party, he remains a devout member of the ANC.
Former President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma dances on stage of the party’s last rally in eMalahleni on 26 May 2024. Picture: AFP
JOHANNESBURG - Former president, Jacob Zuma has promised to reclaim the African National Congress (ANC), once he regains power.
Zuma made these comments while addressing his supporters outside the Johannesburg High Court on Monday.
This is where the legal battle between the expelled leader of the party, Jabulani Khumalo, and Zuma was playing out.
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Khumalo claims that Zuma's daughter, Duduzile Zuma–Sambudla wrote and signed a fraudulent letter to the IEC claiming that Zuma was the new president of the party.
It has been Zuma's stance that even though he campaigned and voted for a different political party, his uMkhonto weSizwe Party, he remains a devout member of the ANC.
On Monday, he moved to explain to his supporters what he meant by this.
"Once we are in power, we will reclaim our ANC, we will not abandon it because the ANC, which has been misdirected, is not a party of criminals but is the ANC that was built by our forefathers."
As his supporters nodded in agreement, Zuma said that it was not the ANC that was lost but its leaders.
Despite uMkhonto weSizwe doing surprisingly well at the polls, becoming the third-largest party in the country, Zuma still believes that one day he will regain control of the ANC.