20 February 2018
The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Eastern Cape notes with concern the media reports about the removal of Comrade Mzoleli Mrara, our Provincial Chairperson as the Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.
Whilst we recognise that he was as appointed as the ANC Chief Whip whilst serving as the ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) and Provincial Working Committee (PWC) member but he remains a Provincial Leader of the South African Communist Party. We would have expected a meaningful consultative process that involves all alliance components not least the SACP. The manner in which the matter has been handled is rather insensitive and does not contribute in building a strong alliance. It further reinforces our 14th National Congress resolution for a reconfigured alliance, and for the SACP to assert its independence in action including actively contesting state and popular power through a ballot.
We are calling upon our ally, the ANC to convene an urgent alliance meeting so that we find a constructive way of dealing with unfolding developments in the province than hearing about them in the media. We wish to reiterate the view we expressed in our last PEC meeting that we must all as alliance partners treat each other as equal partners with mutual respect, and that would require the leader of the alliance to assess the impact of its decisions on its allied formations.
Issued by the SACP Eastern Cape
Contact:
Siyabonga Mdodi
SACP Provincial Spokesperson
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Office: +27406351042
Email: simdodi@gmail.com
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