The removal of Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu was meant to protect the survival of President Jacob Zuma and strengthen his position. By MJ WA Azania Theres a proverb that says You play the ball but not the man The African National Congress was used to hide the whole agenda behind the expulsion of Julius Malema and suspension of Floyd Shivambu further expelled by the ANCYL National task team but the real reason behind the whole saga was to remove those who were questioning the contribution of the President and his role within the ANC and government. Whatever they have said, what they have done is not different from the disrespectful method used against President Thabo Mbeki in prior 2007 when they removed him. African National Congress was not in crisis and it has never been in crisis that can led to the removal of certain comrades from the organization. It has been always a norm of structures within the ANC to publicly declare who should lead the organization forward,. The current deployment of comrades to Parliament, MPL, organizational positions and other appointments really exposes the Agenda of the President that he just wanted to surround himself with comrades who will always guard his survival and irrigate his existence within the organization. ANCYL NTT/PTTs The manner in which comrades were appointed to the NTT and PTTs can be left alone as political democracy and pure democracy perhaps not to speak a lot but within a blink of an EYE leaders of the NTT and PTTs were all of them taken to Parliament,Legislatures and Municipalities. Thats where everything comes in that the reason was to gatekeep ANCYL and Parliament and prevent any view that will seek to frustrates the President. We cannot attach personal battles of comrades to the organization and uses available resources of the organization to solve them, that is total abuse of power. The battles between President Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu was not an organizational battle but personal battles dragged within the ANC. How many comrades acted harshly and personal against senior comrades within the Anc but were left untouched. Is not Cde Stella Ndabeni who continuously attacked Comrade Winnie Mandela in public impressing President Zuma just to buy favors. Was she suspended or expelled for insulting NEC/former ANCWL president.? MKMVA took on Kgalema Motlanthe and promise to man handle him should he contest the President nothing was done. Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana took on Zwelinzima Vavi and publicly attack him nothing was done. Pule Mabe in Nkowankowa stadium attacked Julius Malema and the ANCYL nothing was done. Hijacking PYA. In January this year a group of mini rebels using the name PYA took on Irvin Jim and insult him posing before capitalist Cameras of The Guptas, insulting him, something that weakened the alliance nothing was done. Julius Malema and Floyd Nyiko Shivambu took on President Zuma and question his leadership style they were all removed from the organization, they never question the African National Congress but they question a leader of the organization for failing to entertain views of ANCYL. I think ANC members were cheated here, we were forced to believe all that was done was organizational clean up. Cyril Ramaphosa was even brought in to hide the Agenda, how beautiful the game was played. If senior NEC members of the ANC decide to represent the expelled comrades in their hearings within the organization how then do we conclude that they placed the organization into disrepute while senior NEC members are contesting against that? In particular within Top 5. Mr President could have stood his ground than applying forces and resources of the organization. The removal was an individual victory but behind the name of the organization. ANCYL comrades must always speak their minds without fear, they must be a neccesary irritation to the ANC. The practical existence of freedom charter does not need hungry comrades but it need radical comrades of the organization to influence it. We are dreaming of economic freedom in our lifetime but we are busy protecting those who are having a key towards economic freedom. Nationalization is a way to go, it is in line with the expectations of the poor and the current challenges faced by black people. Within the freedom charter theres a key to economic freedom. We must shy away from silencing the voice of young people by using internal powers within the organization. Mj wa Azania ANCYL member writing in his own personal capacity.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:29:17 +0000