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EFF leader Julius Malema addresses the Limpopo Provincial General Assembly at the Westernburg Community Hall in Mpumalanga.
EFF President Julius Malema says factionalism, disunity and disloyalty will not be tolerated ahead of the party’s third National People’s Assembly (NPA) to be held in Johannesburg next month.
Malema was speaking during the EFF Limpopo’s provincial assembly in Westernburg near Polokwane.
Party delegates from various regions across the country will elect new leadership during the national conference.
Formed in 2013, the EFF is facing what many call the most turbulent period since its inception.
The last couple of months have seen party heavyweights such as Floyd Shivambu and Dali Mpofu leave the party for the Jacob Zuma-led MK Party.
Recently, prominent party member and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has also been said to be facing an uncertain future in the party. He has allegedly been barred from contesting leadership positions in the upcoming conference.
Malema says members must refrain from engaging in behaviour that sow divisions in the party.
“If you keep quiet when your name is used to divide and undermine the integrity of the organisation, your name shall be disqualified from contesting for any position in the organisation. While people do wrong things in your name you must be able to stand up and say not in my name,” says Malema.
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Malema also urged candidates to remain loyal to the party even if they are not elected during the NPA.
“Loyalty to the organisation means that members will remain active members even when they are removed from their positions of responsibility; loyalty means members of the organisation will not join in the opposition and opponent forces who unfairly criticises the organisation and its leadership,” he says.
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Malema has further discouraged the use of social media platforms to lobby for votes and discredit fellow red berets.
Further in his address, Malema indicated that the party may disband its Student Command to form a youth wing.
Meanwhile, Limpopo EFF leader Lawrence Mapoulo says the provincial structure has several proposals that they will present to the executive leadership for consideration.
According to Mapoulo, they want the EFF national leadership to address some serious issues that are affecting the party.
“Our main focus currently, especially on the amendments of the constitution, and also the question of redesign of our structures. We have several proposals that we will be presenting to the delegates for their observations and rectification so that when we go to the NPA as a province, we can be able to make proper submissions which will be able to build the organisation,” he says.
The EFF will hold its elective conference from the 13th to the 15th of December at Nasrec, in Johannesburg.
