Senior party leaders said Ramaphosa went as far as taking them into his confidence about his submission to the parliamentary panel
Party leaders say this was the president's strategy to disarm rivals ahead of the tabling of the Phala Phala report at the ANC NEC meetingPresident Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/ALAISTER RUSSELL
Insiders said Ramaphosa told them he has declared every aspect of the business to the relevant authorities. “I think he disarmed a lot of people by stating his defence to parliament. The problem is that the more they delayed in giving a public explanation, the more damage it caused. I think he should’ve given this explanation to the public earlier,” said an NEC member.
Ramaphosa’s explanation was however rejected by several NEC members who called for him to step aside and pressed him on why if the business was legitimate as he claimed there was a need to hide the money in the mattress. Several NEC members who spoke to TimesLIVE after the meeting confirmed that Ramaphosa was asked to step aside as his continued presence as party leader was harming the ANC.
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