STATEMENT OF THE ANC GAUTENG PROVINCE FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL PEC MEETING HELD ON 26 OCTOBER 2015
27 October 2015
The African National Congress Gauteng Province held a Special Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) meeting yesterday (Monday) 26 October 2015. The meeting conducted an assessment of the 4th ANC National General Council, consider the candidate selection programme for the 2016 Local Government Elections and to discuss the current students' protests at various tertiary institutions in the province and around the country.
The PEC expressed satisfaction with the province's preparations for and participation at the NGC. It welcomed the Political and Organisational reports presented and adopted by the NGC. It further welcomed the resolutions adopted by the NGC which are dealing with the challenges facing the organisation and declared that the socio-economic liberation of our people remains on course.
The PEC commended Gauteng NGC delegates for the discipline with which they applied themselves to the NGC and urged all structures to build on the momentum of the NGC to continuously engage communities on the strides the ANC is making in the fulfillment of its resolutions and the mandate given to it by the people.
Guided by the National Guidelines for Candidate Selection towards the 2016 Local Government Elections as well as the ANC 52nd National Conference resolutions to select candidates in consultation with our communities, the best cadres for public office; the PEC ratified the Provincial and Regional List Committees.