ANC national executive committee member and tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations that senior ANC leaders were behind the formation of splinter party COPE.
Her move comes after political commentator JJ Tabane alleged in an interview that ANC leaders — including Tito Mboweni, Trevor Manuel, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Enoch Godongwana — were responsible for the formation of COPE in the lead-up to the 2009 elections.Sisulu made the request for an investigation in a letter to Ramaphosa this week, saying the allegations could not go unchecked.
“Even more concerning is that none of us know what else he will be revealing in stages that will have a drastic effect on the movement.”Sisulu’s spokesperson, Steven Motale, told TimesLIVE he could not confirm the authenticity of the letter as it was leaked.But he said: “We hand-delivered this letter directly to the president at the Union Buildings this week to avoid these kinds of leaks. We condemn these kinds of leaks.
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