The president's exit has to be handled internally within the ANC, says the government party's treasure-general.
It’s time for SA President Jacob Zuma must step down from office to
avoid creating two centres of power in the country, says Paul Mashatile African
National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general.
The best
way to avoid a power tussle between Luthuli House and the Union Buildings, Zuma
had to vacate office, said Mashatile During an interview with CNBC Africa on
Friday.
“Our
view is that there should be a change of guard. You need to transfer power, you
can’t have two centres of power. We want to see a situation where there is one
centre with no tension, and the best possible way is if the state president
exits,” Mashatile added.
Mashatile’s
comments come amid mounting pressure on Zuma to resign as the country’s head of
State ahead of Thursday’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) in parliament. He
confirmed that the ANC’s top six officials were expected to meet with Zuma this
weekend.
Earlier
this week, the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) gathered and agreed that
Zuma should not be allowed to address the nation during the Sona. Mashatile
said the top six had promised the NWC to give it feedback on the issue,
however, Zuma had to be engaged with and the matter surrounding his exit had to
be handled internally within the ANC.
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