Early ANC elective conference not a bad idea - Mantashe
23 August 2016
Johannesburg - The possibility of an early ANC elective conference is currently being discussed within the ruling party, its secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday.
"It's not a bad idea.... it is actually being discussed in various structures of whether it should be done," he told reporters in Johannesburg.
The ANC Youth League first mooted the idea shortly after the local government elections, demanding an overhaul of the party's leadership structures after it lost three key metros.
Mantashe said the youth league had the same status as any province.