DA receives over 805‚000 emails lobbying ANC to vote with conscience on motion

28 February 2016 - 15:52 By TMG Digital

The Democratic Alliance says that through its newly-launched online platform‚ it has received over 805‚000 emails lobbying the ANC National Assembly caucus to support next week’s Motion of No Confidence in President Jacob Zuma.It added that it had over 15‚000 signatures for its online petition supporting the motion and the party’s call for all 72 ministers and deputy ministers to be excluded from the vote on the motion due to the glaring conflict of interest between their official responsibilities and their private interests.“We have also written to the Speaker of the National Assembly‚ Baleka Mbete‚ requesting that the voting in the Motion of No Confidence be done via secret ballot‚ to ensure that MPs are not threatened with fear of internal persecution and are able to vote with their conscience‚” said DA chief whip John Steenhuisen.He said President Zuma’s recklessness with the economy‚ including his disastrous decision to fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene‚ had devastated South Africa’s economy and employment market.“This coupled with revelations of ‘SARS Wars’ brewing between the Presidency‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan‚ and the ANC – which sent the rand plummeting last week – are clear indicators that President Zuma is not fit to hold public office. “A Motion of No Confidence is the best mechanism to ensure that President Zuma is removed from the Presidency‚ and the DA urges members of the ANC who are deeply dissatisfied with President Zuma‚ to do what is right for South Africa and vote with their conscious on Tuesday‚” Steenhuisen said...

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