ANC Eastern Cape region to lobby for Madikizela to replace Mabuyane as provincial chair: Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.
, indicated he would be available to contest next year’s provincial elections. Mabuyane played a key role in Ramaphosa’s rise to the top post in the ANC.
Madikizela, who in 2017 declared Zweli Mkhize as his preferred presidential candidate for the ANC’s conference in Nasrec, has long been touted by Mabuyane’s detractors as their preferred candidate to lead the Eastern Cape, including those belonging to the ANC’s so-called Radical Economic Transformation faction.
But should Madikizela prevail over Mabuyane, it is still not expected to significantly hurt Ramaphosa’s chances for re-election as ANC president next year. Alfred Nzo, the third-biggest ANC Eastern Cape region with 107 branches, is where Madikizela first emerged on the political stage. In Nelson Mandela Bay, Madikizela’s allies, including his key lieutenant, Luyolo Nqakula, are said to be optimistic about wresting the region from Mabuyane when it goes to conference next year.
Nelson Mandela Bay, with at least 65 branches, is also home to former ANC youth league deputy president Andile Lungisa — a staunch ally of the party’s suspended secretary general, Ace Magashule — who is hoping to enlist Madikizela in exposing cracks in the Ramaphosa camp come the national elective conference.
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