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[File Image] President Ramaphosa addressing the nation
EFF MP Eugene Mthethwa says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to institute a judicial commission of inquiry is just a delaying tactic. Mthethwa says inquiries constantly fail to meet their deadlines and this is a burden for taxpayers.
He was speaking at the joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Police, and Justice and Constitutional Development on Wednesday afternoon.
“The commissions of inquiry have not brought much. Whatever that you can speak of. Those are in the books, in the public space; people see nothing tangible from the commissions of inquiry. And it’s a very costly exercise. So, I am saying it is salt, because it displays, first and foremost no confidence in us as the constitutional structures under parliament that’s entrusted with the oversight over the executive, including the president himself,” says Mthethwa.
The party has lamented that Mchunu was not fired with immediate effect amid the allegations.
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“As we stand here, Minister Mchunu was not fired. He was (not) arrested. He was put on special leave – something the president has no powers to do. This has been another trait of the Ramaphosa Presidency, akin to a dictatorship where he conducts himself outside the confines of the constitution,” says EFF MP, Nontando Nolutshungu.
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Earlier, President Cyril Ramaphosa slammed those who were against the establishment of the commission, arguing it was important to get to the bottom of claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Ramaphosa, speaking during the debate on the Budget of the Presidency in Parliament, said the commission was necessary to test the allegations and ensure there is accountability.
“It is, therefore, strange that some people have voiced some strong opposition to the establishment of this enquiry. Some have even said I should take immediate punitive steps against Mr Senzo Mchunu on the basis of untested allegations,” he said.
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Meanwhile, The IFP has joined others in welcoming the decision taken by President Ramaphosa to establish a judicial commission of inquiry to probe issues of national security.
IFP MP Nhlanhla Hadebe says while there are fears regarding the implementation of the recommendations of various commissions in the past, they are satisfied with the approach taken by Ramaphosa.
“‘Commissions of inquiry are instituted in a moment of a crises – a national response to a national calamity’, close quote! They exist to help the nation to understand the full scope of the problem. It is in this context that the IFP welcomes the president’s decision to act on our recommendation for a commission of inquiry as a response to the serious allegations raised by Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi,” says Hadebe.
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