Cape Town — The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have upheld their intention to impeach president-elect, Cyril Ramaphosa, in relation to the Phala Phala saga.
Ramaphosa was elected as president for the second term, beating EFF leader, Julius Malema, after the two were the only presidential nominations. Ramaphosa won convincingly by receiving 283 to 44 votes.
Just prior to the nominations getting under way, the EFF’s Floyd Shivambu, announced that the party sent a letter to newly-elected speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Thoko Didiza, to invoke a letter asking for Ramaphosa’s impeachment, IOL reported.
In the letter, the EFF submitted an urgent draft resolution in accordance with rule 119 of the NA rules which say a member may propose a subject for discussion or draft a resolution for approval as a resolution of the House, with or without a debate.
It further stated that the current independent panel on the matter was tabled on 30 November, and said the matter found that there was a prima facie case for the impeachment against Ramaphosa, and a full committee should be established.
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The letter also said that, while it recognised that the NA debated the report and voted against the establishment of an impeachment committee in December 2022, and members who voted against the committee cited the court challenge by Ramaphosa to set the report aside. Ramaphosa said he will not be pursuing further legal challenges pertaining to the report.
The EFF said it acknowledged the report is an authoritative report and any failure to process the report further would and not establish an impeachment committee would be an abrogation of the duties bestowed upon Parliament,
The party further stated there was nothing prohibiting Parliament from reviving the process.
Speaker Thoko Didiza said the matter would need to be deliberated upon as there was a process by the sixth administration.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
