Those who say they would vote for the ANC because of Ramaphosa, are experiencing 'desperation for a messiah', he added.
African National Congress president, Cyril Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra residents at Alexandra Stadium in Johannesburg, 11 April 2018, as part of a, election campaign. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
“The ANC is an institution, it’s not run by individuals – like all institutions are not run by individuals… so the impact of individuals on an institution – yes, they do have a role, they do have an impact, but not a fundamental policy impact,” said Mbeki. “They know that Cyril was elected by the ANC and there were resolutions that he has to implement that were passed [at the December 2017 ANC] conference, and he is implementing them, like land expropriation, downgrading of the embassy in Israel, etcetera.
“Cyril has no room to negotiate because he was not elected by the people as an individual,” said Mbeki, and thus there was no need for Ramaphosa to be removed.
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