ANCYL CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSTURE OF THE ANC TOWARDS CDE FLOYD SHIVAMBU

The ANCYL is concerned about the statement released by the ANC Spokesperson, Mr. Jackson Mthembu attacking Cde Floyd Shivambu. Indeed as an organization known for its commitment to engagement and harnessing the interests of all in society with the aim of building a non racist, non sexist, democratic, prosperous and united nation, it casts aspersions in society about how we should always interact as comrades who love the ANC.

The ANCYL is concerned that issues should find resonance in the healthy interactions between structures of the movement and should in no way seek to go blow by blow on issues that are raised. The struggle we are in is a struggle for political and total freedom. We are unaware of many easy victories claimed, and at no stage should lies be spread.

The ANC once again missed an opportunity to educate and mould a comrade if he indeed was wrong, and chose to throw insults and attack him as an individual. As a young cadre of the ANC, what is he going to benefit from insults by adults in the ANC.

We believe that such an attack on a fellow Comrade is in its very nature degenerating the values prescribed by the movement. The ANCYL will not attach any significance to the personal attacks on Cde Floyd Shivambu, because doing so will amount to undue dignifying of false, petty and irrelevant statements and accusations.

 Statement issued by the ANC Youth League, April 16 2012

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