The EFF says the party’s parliamentary caucus will not attend President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question-and-answer session in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.
JOHANNESBURG – The EFF says the party’s parliamentary caucus will not attend President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question-and-answer session in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.
In a statement earlier in the day, the EFF said it refused to be addressed by Ramaphosa, who, in their eyes, had lost the right to be granted an audience in Parliament.
The Red Berets said Ramaphosa offered no viable solutions to the challenges confronting the country.
The president was due to outline progress in the implementation of lifestyle audits for members of the executive and the enhancement of service delivery to communities, as well as the government’s approach on these and other matters, in a Questions-for-Oral-Reply session in the National Assembly, Cape Town.
“The EFF has long declared that Ramaphosa will not lead South Africa effectively. All spheres of South African society are in a state of decline due to his absence of leadership. The economy, public health, the police and the public transport system demonstrate a clear absence of leadership. The levels of unemployment have reached crisis proportions with no practical or credible plan to address any of these societal problems,” the EFF said.
According to the party, another indicator of Ramaphosa’s lack of leadership, is the decline and destruction of state-owned enterprises under his regime.
“The continued deterioration of state-owned companies further underscores Ramaphosa’s ineffective leadership. Transnet recently reported a staggering R5 billion profit loss. Similarly, Eskom, a critical entity for the nation’s power supply, announced Stage 5 and 6 load shedding within just hours. The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Jamnandas Gordhan, seems to treat his ministerial role as a part-time job, casually approaching his responsibilities as the nation faces an economic crisis,” the party said.
The EFF added that under Ramaphosa’s watch the country had seen a rise in violent crimes.
“Alarmingly, even mass shootings in places of public gathering have markedly increased. This is particularly concerning given that Ramaphosa has placed intelligence within the purview of the Office of the President,” the it said.
