Ramaphosa camp admits defeat over SG votes, but Mchunu expected to go to court
Johannesburg - ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s camp has decided to drop its challenge to have disputed votes included in the final tally for the all powerful position of the secretary general of the party.
The group has been in marathon conference steering committee meetings over the 60 plus votes that were "quarantined" and not included in the final results outcome.
They wanted the votes included, with the hope that former KwaZulu-Natal premier and provincial chair Senzo Mchunu will overturn Free State premier Ace Magashule’s secretary general victory.
A Ramaphosa supporter, who was in the steering committee, told News24 that they decided "it was too risky to push forward" as it could potentially impact Ramaphosa’s own presidential victory.
"We felt it would damage Ramaphosa’s presidential victory. We could not tamper with it," the source said.