Is Zuma’s ANC love a ‘policy position’?

Does Jacob Zuma’s love for his party represent his “policy position as the President of the Republic of South Africa”?

The leader has come under fire for declaring twice in recent weeks – first at the party’s provincial congress‚ then in a statement – that the African National Congress “comes first”.

Will he say the same in Parliament?

Congress of the People president Mosiuoa Lekota has submitted an official question this week to the National Assembly asking Zuma “whether his statement on 8 November 2015‚ that his political organisation comes first‚ represents his policy position as the President of the Republic of South Africa?”

If this is not the case‚ Lekota has demanded to know if Zuma “will unreservedly retract the specified statement and apologise to the nation for devaluing the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa…which he is sworn to uphold?”

Lekota’s third question on the issue is more leading: he has asked if Zuma “will make a statement on the responsibility of the president of South Africa to place the interest of South Africa above every other endeavour”?

If he’s not going to make such a pledge‚ Lekota wanted to know “why not”; but “if so‚ what are the relevant details?”

Zuma said this week: “I love the ANC. It does not mean I love my country less. But I know no other life than life in the ANC. The ANC is my life.”