THOSE who left the ANC should return so their skills can be used by the state, President Jacob Zuma told a packed Masizakhe Stadium in Graaff-Reinet yesterday.
Other parties wanting votes were trying to stop the gains of the ANC government, he added.
More than 2000 people crammed the small stadium to listen to Zuma, who was in town to open education district offices and campaign for the ruling party.
“Many small parties want your vote so they can oppose anything we decide for you in parliament. Do not allow them. Don’t give them your vote,” Zuma told the crowd.
“Many political parties say they can do better than us but they know they would not win the elections. They just want your vote.
“Give us the majority that we need so we can speed up delivery. If we don’t get this majority it will be very difficult to do all that we want,” he told the cheering crowd.
He said the ANC had seen parties come and go, “formed by people who were expelled for poor discipline”.
“There are recent ones that I can’t remember. They are very noisy,” Zuma said in reference to Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters. He described the ANC as a bus moving forward while dogs barked at it.
Zuma received a warm welcome from the singing crowd but a small portion almost spoilt the mood, singing while deputy provincial chairman Sakhumzi Somyo tried to give the vote of thanks.
Zuma avoided the Nkandla issue when asked for his opinion on Speaker Max Sisulu’s formation of a 12-member committee to look at his response to the Public Protector’s report. “Why should I comment about that ... I complied and that has led to his decision and that is enough,” Zuma said before he was whisked away by the ANC’s communication team.
Earlier, in an ANC golf shirt and leather jacket, Zuma opened the R67-million Cacadu Education District offices and made quick visits to three former ANC exiles.
Today the President will be in Elliot, then Qumbu to turn a sod for the Umzimvubu dam. He will conclude his Eastern Cape visit by meeting with provincial traditional leaders. — mphumziz@dispatch.co.za
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THOSE who left the ANC should return so their skills can be used by the state, President Jacob Zuma told a packed Masizakhe Stadium in Graaff-Reinet yesterday.
Other parties wanting votes were trying to stop the gains of the ANC government, he added.
More than 2000 people crammed the small stadium to listen to Zuma, who was in town to open education district offices and campaign for the ruling party.
“Many small parties want your vote so they can oppose anything we decide for you in parliament. Do not allow them. Don’t give them your vote,” Zuma told the crowd.
“Many political parties say they can do better than us but they know they would not win the elections. They just want your vote.
“Give us the majority that we need so we can speed up delivery. If we don’t get this majority it will be very difficult to do all that we want,” he told the cheering crowd.
He said the ANC had seen parties come and go, “formed by people who were expelled for poor discipline”.
“There are recent ones that I can’t remember. They are very noisy,” Zuma said in reference to Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters. He described the ANC as a bus moving forward while dogs barked at it.
Zuma received a warm welcome from the singing crowd but a small portion almost spoilt the mood, singing while deputy provincial chairman Sakhumzi Somyo tried to give the vote of thanks.
Zuma avoided the Nkandla issue when asked for his opinion on Speaker Max Sisulu’s formation of a 12-member committee to look at his response to the Public Protector’s report. “Why should I comment about that ... I complied and that has led to his decision and that is enough,” Zuma said before he was whisked away by the ANC’s communication team.
Earlier, in an ANC golf shirt and leather jacket, Zuma opened the R67-million Cacadu Education District offices and made quick visits to three former ANC exiles.
Today the President will be in Elliot, then Qumbu to turn a sod for the Umzimvubu dam. He will conclude his Eastern Cape visit by meeting with provincial traditional leaders. — mphumziz@dispatch.co.za
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