The ANC is circling the wagons around President Cyril Ramaphosa to protect him from parliamentary scrutiny as he faces his biggest political crisis during his term as the president. | gerbjan
"Now you want us to summon the president on allegations? That, we are not going to do," ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina told the National Assembly Programming Committee on Thursday morning.
Rule 140 of the National Assembly states:"Questions to the president must be - scheduled in accordance with Rule 210 for a question day at least once per quarter during session time within the annual programme.
Zungula also asked her to reconsider the decision to allow Ramaphosa to not answer questions in the National Assembly this term. EFF MP Hlengwiwe Mkhaliphi asked what Mapisa-Nqakula was doing about the allegations against Ramaphosa.What is the speaker doing about these serious allegations that are facing the president? We must not be seen as rubber stamping of Cabinet. We are here because of Parliament, which is supposed to ensure Cabinet, ministers, the executive, is held accountable, especially if there is a serious matter [such] as this matter that is dominating the country.
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