Ramaphosa has announced an instruction from the national executive committee for Magashule to apologise to him and the party’s faithful over an unauthorised suspension letter he issued against him last week.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa also said that in light of party secretary-general Ace Magashule’s suspension, Jessie Duarte would be responsible for running the engine of the organisation.
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed this during his closing address to the three-day national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
Several ANC national executing committee members have told Eyewitness News that the embattled secretary-general's behaviour is unbecoming and must be dealt with by the top six leaders of the party.
Eyewitness News understands the ANC’s integrity commission wants the party to separate itself from what has been perceived as attacks by Zuma on the country’s judiciary.
In a statement, Cope said its leader was blamed for divisions in the ANC in the Free State during his own tenure as premier but Magashule has consistently brought the party into disrepute.
The NEC has been deliberating on numerous issues including the state of the organisation, the contentious step aside resolution, the fate of its secretary general Ace Magashule and the upcoming local government elections.
Mashatile can be heard in audio saying a detailed report on the state of the party's finances was being prepared for its top officials.
On Saturday Magashule, who was suspended because he is facing corruption charges, was booted out at the start of the meeting while one of his allies, Bongani Bongo – who is also facing corruption charges – was ousted later in the day.
Mathabatha in the leaked audio claims some of those defending Ramaphosa have been holding factional meetings across different provinces.
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was kicked out of the virtual NEC meeting on Saturday.
The ANC’s highest decision-making body in between conferences meets amid deep divisions over the step aside resolution, which has resulted in Magashule being suspended.
The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) will hold a special meeting from Saturday to Monday where it is expected to discuss COVID-19 and vaccines, the upcoming local government elections, the integrity commission’s reports and the controversial step aside resolution.
Ace Magashule, in an interview with the SABC, said that he would attend the special ANC NEC meeting scheduled for this weekend, and rejected his suspension, calling it illegal.
The structure will have to consider cases put before them by those affected by the 2017 step aside resolution – including embattled suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule.
Commenting on the suspended party SG's attempt to suspend ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC Veterans League president, Snuki Ziklalala, said that no individuals could stand in the way of the party’s mission to unite and cleanse itself.
Veterans League president Snuki Zikalala said the league expected embattled ANC secretary general to be disciplined and accept the party's resolutions.
Cyril Ramaphosa, for the first time since Ace Magashule penned his response to his suspension, took ANC members of Parliament into his confidence, telling them he was shocked and dismayed by its contents.
