Johannesburg - Repeated calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down are senseless and illogical, African National Congress Youth League secretary general Njabulo Nzuza has said.
Those making such demands needed to ask for Zuma's forgiveness, he told News24 on Tuesday.
"I think we honestly owe president Zuma an apology. He was insulted in the streets of Pretoria," Nzuza said, referring to the nationwide protests on April 7 and 12.
He dismissed them as tactics to destabilise the ANC and said that, even if Zuma were removed, his successor would face criticism from the opposition as well.
The protests were fuelled by Zuma's late night Cabinet reshuffle on March 30. He axed five ministers, including Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas.
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