‘Floyd messing with a body builder’ at #PublicProtector hearing

11 August 2016 - 14:07 By TMG Digital

“Thuli Madonsela's stilettos are just too big to fill‚” tweeted Phuthi ‏@phuthikap while watching the candidate interviews on Thursday to find the next public protector. One of the hopefuls‚ advocate Chris Madibeng Mokoditwa‚ may not fancy walking in Madonsela's high heels‚ but he did tell Parliament’s selection committee that he was an avid marathon walker. The elderly candidate’s testimony about his physical wellbeing and exercise regime caused some titters on Twitter.Judge quizzed on struggle credentials during public protector interviewJudge Sharise Weiner held her own during a grilling question-and-answer session while being interviewed as a candidate for the job of the country’s next public protector on Thursday.@pumza_ put it simply:77 year old body builder wants to be #PublicProtector— Yhini ses'goduka (@pumza_) August 11, 2016ss Stefano Dimera ‏@ThatGirl_Wendy retweeted journalist Lester Kiewit @lesterkk’s “My age 77‚ i don't hide. I'm fit. I'm a body builder! I walk the Soweto Marathon. If I can do that‚ then this is nothing”‚ before adding: “I really like him but his age is definitely going to work against him #PublicProtector”.Neil lottering ‏@NeilMarcusBlue seemed to think Economic Freedom Fighter deputy leader Floyd Shivambu – who was the cause of Thursday’s interviews starting late after raising objections – was going to get a comeuppance for his line of questioning:Floyd cornering the guy , after school is after school, messing with a body builder like that #PublicProtector— Neil lottering (@NeilMarcusBlue) August 11, 2016async Rasi Jeff ‏@LJRasi suggested Mokoditwa should rather retire: “Adv Chris Mokotidwa should just go enjoy his fragile years if not days at home #PublicProtector”‚ and GJ Kwena ‏@GeorgeJSekonya was similarly unimpressed by his apparent verbosity: “Rambling on and on and on about absolutely nothing adv Mokoditwa #PublicProtector”.Sizi ‏@Sizile_ didn’t seem to mind how talkative he was:Hahahahahahaha I'm here for Adv Mokoditwa. This madala can talk and talk and talk #PublicProtector— Sizi ❤ (@Sizile_) August 11, 2016ss Una‏@Unak311 seemed unmoved by any of the candidates interviewed in the morning:Public protector needs to investigate the person who did the shortlist #PublicProtector— Sakhe Una (@Unak311) August 11, 2016asyncWatch the advocate's interview here: TMG Digital..

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