The ANC 'will surprise many', says Lesufi amid speculation of a Gauteng coalition govt
Panyaza Lesufi says the ANC will surprise people, particularly those who believe the party will lose votes.The Gauteng premier says he hopes residents will give the party another chance to run the province.
While standing in line to vote at the Thuto ke Maatla Engineering School of Specialisation in Tembisa, Lesufi admitted that the past few months on the campaign trail had been"tough". Moments before casting his vote, Lesufi said experience had shown him that a coalition would not serve Gauteng residents.
However, in this week's election, the ANC in Gauteng has set an ambitious target of 60%, despite only securing 50.1% of the votes in 2019.This campaign was very tough and difficult. I was just a mere agent of the ANC in 1994; I have seen all the elections; this one was very difficult because the ANC was changing the engine of an airplane while airborne. We had to elevate the renewal of the ANC while, at the same time, we had to contest the election.
According to Lesufi, the turbulence that came with state capture had shaken the ANC, but the party had finally turned a corner. "The issue of crime preoccupies my mind. If there is one thing that keeps me up at night, it is crime, and it's not that it can't be defeated, but I really believe that we are using old methods, and I'm on the record about the new ways we can use to fight crime. I'm on record about the resources we have allocated to fight crime.
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