Ramaphosa apologises for 'festival of chairs' comment
1 November 2017
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, differed sharply on the handling of the ANC Eastern Cape conference during their visit to the province, ANC insiders told News24.
According to sources, Zuma was critical of Ramaphosa for endorsing the chaotic conference and the national executive committee (NEC) deployees who oversaw the conference.
"The president is demanding that the NWC (national working committee) make a decision within 14 days to avoid another KwaZulu-Natal situation. He was not happy with Ramaphosa and the deployees that were sent to the conference by the NEC."
The KZN 2015 elective conference was overturned by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg after disgruntled branch members took the provincial executive committee (PEC) to court. The PEC is appealing the ruling that found the conference to be illegitimate.