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ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule suffered a major defeat this week when top party leaders rejected his public announcement that the ANC’s January 8 rally will take place in his homeland of Bloemfontein, the Free State.
In November, Magashule unilaterally made the announcement from the doors of the Bloemfontein court, after appearing on 21 counts of corruption.
ANC insiders had indicated that hosting the rally at home would have allowed Magashule to show his individual strength, as the event would have been packed with his supporters, who would likely seize the opportunity to embarrass ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and others. opponents of Magashule faction.
“The ANC was formed here in Mangaung,” Magashule shouted out of court. “It is not my decision, it is the decision of the national working committee (NWC) on behalf of the national executive committee (NEC). The following year we will go to Limpopo, ”said Magashule.
The ad was seen as Magashule trying to force the hand of the NEC. At the time, it was just a proposal from the NWC to the NEC that the party should consider the Free State as the host province. NWC insiders at the time said there was no such decision and that Magashule had taken the lead.
But after intense discussions at the three-day meeting that ended on Tuesday, the ANC NEC, its highest decision-making body between national conferences, has resolved to ignore Magashule’s unauthorized announcement.
The NEC has chosen to stick with the party system of rotating its birthday party from province to province and stated that it will be held in Limpopo in January 2021.
“The NEC takes note of the recommendation on the celebration of January 8, presented by the head of the organization, Comrade Nomvula Mokonyane, and resolved that it be held in Limpopo according to the rotation practice,” the ANC NEC said in a statement. .
It was not immediately clear how the celebrations would be organized, given the Covid-19 restrictions. The NEC statement said the celebrations would reach people across the country “in a way that is in line with Covid-19 disaster regulations.”
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