Only one person accepted Gwede Mantashe’s invitation to come forward with information about the Gupta family’s alleged meddling in state affairs‚ it was claimed on Tuesday. That’s according to a statement released by the African National Congress’ (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC)‚ following its meeting from Friday until Monday. The NEC said it “received a report on the engagements that had been undertaken with ANC structures and other stakeholders on the alleged business influence on the state as well as the Constitutional Court judgement relating to the security upgradings at the president’s residence in Nkandla”. Although not naming the Guptas by name‚ the statement said that “following the call by the ANC for comrades to provide any information about alleged business influence on the state‚ a number of comrades came forward to engage with the office of the secretary-general”. Mantashe had - after Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas and former MP Vytjie Mentor publicly stated that the Guptas had offered them cabinet positions - said the issue was being taken seriously and called on those with evidence to come forward.“It was unfortunate that only one person could make a written submission on the matter‚” the statement said.“The allegations made were serious‚ they cannot be treated lightly and many warrant a comprehensive investigation. The NEC has advised comrades to formalise their complaints to institutions that deal with complaints of this nature.”The Gupta family has been accused of using a proximity to President Jacob Zuma to ensure lucrative state business.The statement also said that while pleased that branches confirmed the decision “not to recall” Zuma‚ NEC said the party needed to “devise a formula for dealing with the mistakes we are committing”.It said that “overwhelmingly‚ the branches of the ANC confirmed the decision of the NWC (national working committee) not to recall the president”.“Branches emphasised the importance of unity of the movement and accepting the apology of the president must contribute to unity of the movement‚” a statement said.“As we accept the apology we also reminded ourselves that we should devise a formula for dealing with the mistakes we are committing.”The Constitutional Court had ruled that Zuma filed to uphold his obligations of office on his actions on the remedial actions on the misspending of public funds on his homestead.The NEC said that to strengthen the “ANC’s organisational and mobilizing capacity” it was appointing Sports Minister Comrade Fikile Mbalula as the “chairperson of the ANC NEC Subcommittee on Organising”. ..