EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo said “the executive is the one that is being accused of corruption, wrongdoing, maladministration and negligence, and they therefore cannot be the same people who are investigating themselves”.
Johannesburg – The EFF has slammed the appointment of an interministerial committee by President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe allegations of corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 crisis, likening it to a fox investigating why the chickens are missing.
The committee, to be chaired by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, also consists of five other cabinet ministers, including Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Police Minister Bheki Cele, Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu.
“The executive is the one that is being accused of corruption, wrongdoing, maladministration and negligence, and they therefore cannot be the same people who are investigating themselves. He added that the government could not possibly investigate itself on corruption and that the task of investigating government corruption should have been left to external bodies such as law enforcement agencies, the public protector, Parliament, the judiciary and any other body that is not part of the problem.
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