Magashule Given Ultimatum by Ramaphosa, Apologise for Suspension Letter or Else
- Ace Magashule has been ordered to make a public apology to President Cyril Ramaphosa for writing a letter suspending him from the party
- If Magashule does not apologise he will face disciplinary measures which could see him expelled from the ANC
- Ramaphosa also condemned the death threats made to Andries Nel and other threats made to deputy secretary-general and Luthuli House staffers
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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a speech after the latest ANC NEC meeting. During the speech, Ramaphosa told suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule to apologise or face disciplinary procedures.
Magashule was ordered to apologise for the letter of suspension he issued to Ramaphosa. The President said that the letter was "completely unacceptable".
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A statement issued by the ANC said that the letter was in flagrant violation of the party's rules, norms and values according to News24.
Ramaphosa also said that the death threats made towards Andries Nel for implementing the NEC's decisions. He was also concerned about threats made towards the deputy secretary-general and Luthuli House staffers.
Ramaphosa said that there were elements with the party who were attacking it from the inside. He reassured the public that the ANC was not a dying party.
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Business Live reported that if Ace did not apologise he could be expelled from the party.
Earlier, Briefly News reported that Ace Magashule threatens to crash the party over the weekend and attend the NEC meeting despite his suspension.
Magashule gave an exclusive interview to the SABC in which he levelled a number of accusations against the ruling party over its step-aside policy.
He also reassured his supporters that he is not going anywhere and plans to appeal his suspension.
He subtly accused the ANC of double standards. He claimed that there were many people within the ANC who have pending criminal cases who have not been suspended according to The Citizen.
“You can’t be charged, like it is a kangaroo court. The step-aside resolution is designed to remove Bongani Bongo and me. We have collected many names (of those who are implicated),” he said.
In other news, suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule kept his word and attended the virtual NEC meeting held on Saturday.
However, he was uninvited and kicked out when members of the ANC's highest decision-making body demanded that he leave.
They said that he could attend meetings again when his appeal had been finalised according to News24.
Magashule had met with ANC Women's League officials before the NEC meeting. The previous night Bathabile Dlamini had lost control of the meeting when she suggested that the step-aside policy should be reviewed and that the ANC should hold and national general council.
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