Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says they won’t support uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s no confidence motion against the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, instead they would support one against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The party filed the motion over the VAT impasse as National Treasury scrapped the proposed 0.5 percentage points increase which would have been effective on 1 May.
MALEMA SAYS EFF WON’T SUPPORT MK PARTY’S MOTION AGAINST GODONGWANA
Last Friday, the Jacob Zuma-led party filed a motion against Godongwana to the Speaker of the National Assembly, saying this action underscores its commitment to hold those in power accountable for the decisions they make, which impact millions of people.
The party condemned Godongwana for ignoring advice to introduce wealth taxes or raise taxes on luxury consumption and more prudent economic fiscal interventions.
“Instead, the minister chose the most regressive and anti-poor option of increasing VAT, a measure that disproportionately punishes the working class, the unemployed and the poor majority,” MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said.
Although the EFF also called for Godongwana’s resignation over the VAT impasse, during a media briefing on Monday, 28 February, Malema said the MK Party’s motion is ineffective and that if the Zuma-led party meant business there should be a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa whom he said is responsible for many of the challenges the country is facing.
Malema said they would support any motion against Ramaphosa.
“He’s the man responsible for every mess I’m experiencing today. However, we’re not there yet as the EFF where we think we can put a motion of no confidence because we’re still working the ground. We don’t want to do some poorly canvassed work in Parliament he said.
SA TO HAVE WHITE PRESIDENT?
In the same light of motions, Malema also warned that at some point in the near future, there will be a no-confidence motion against Ramaphosa and that the DA’s John Steenhuisen could be the next head of state.
“This country will have a white president, this country will have Steenhuisen as a president if the ANC is going to behave the way it is behaving.
“A motion of no confidence will come and we will vote with the DA, mobilise all those we can mobilise and vote together with the DA against the president, and then when it’s time to elect a president we abstain and the ANC loses,” he said.
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