Mahumapelo expected to resign as MPL to make way for 'energetic' 70-year-old Job Mokgoro
21 June 2018
The ANC wants former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo to resign as a member of the legislature to make way for its newly-chosen 70-year-old premier candidate, Professor Job Mokgoro.
However, a final decision will only be made on Friday ahead of the special sitting of the legislature for the election of a new premier.
The party needs to create a vacancy so that Mokgoro can be sworn in by Friday.
It is racing against time to meet a 30-day deadline for the election of a new premier, which comes with the risk of the dissolution of the legislature, forcing an early election.