Seemingly emboldened by the sizable lead in branch nominations he received this week, Ramaphosa has finally broken his silence, saying he deserves a second term because he has laid a solid foundation that needs to be built upon during a second term.
"I think what we have been doing over the past three years is to build a foundation to rebuild our country.
The incumbent ANC leader received a boost in his quest to retain his position after 2 037 branches nominated him, giving more than double the 916 nominations received by Zweli Mkhize, who is set to slug it out with Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa in pole position as ANC's electoral committee gets set to announce top six nominations
On Wednesday, a group of leaders seeking nomination into the top six, who are opposed to Ramaphosa getting a second term, described his administration as being out of touch and not deserving of another term. Despite the concerted effort to dethrone him, Ramaphosa was adamant he was still the right man for the job.
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