The DA questions the dismissal of the highly effective SANAC CEO
6 February 2017
Today, I have written to the Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), to request that it reviews its decision to not renew the contract of the highly respected SANAC Trust CEO Dr. Fareed Abdullah.
Though Dr. Abdullah has built SANAC virtually from scratch into a highly respected and hugely effective multi-million enterprise, he has been targeted by a number of his colleagues because he refuses to let them abuse SANAC for their own private gain.
The decision to not have Dr. Abdullah serve as interim CEO until his successor starts his or her term also seems short-sighted as it leaves a dangerous leadership vacuum in a fractious institution.