Former finance minister Tito Mboweni has come out with guns blazing and has taken shots at former president and ANC NEC member Kgalema Motlanthe.
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni says former president and ANC NEC member Kgalema Motlanthe needs to go to church and pray. File photo.former president and ANC NEC member Kgalema Motlanthe.this week, Mboweni heavily criticised Motlanthe, saying he presents himself as a “high priest of political authenticity” when he is not.
Mboweni said he disagreed with Motlanthe’s statement that for the ANC to renew itself it must lose power and take a break.“I think he it a little bit too enthusiastic,” said Mboweni. “Kgalema Motlanthe sometimes wants to present himself as a high priest of political authenticity when he is not. He is not the spiritual representative of the ANC. He needs to understand that himself. In fact, he needs to go to church and pray.”
Mboweni also took shots at ANC members, saying they need to understand why they are in the organisation. “They are not there for tenders. They are there for a bigger purpose, and that purpose is to unify the people, build nonracialism and develop the country,” he said.