Get all the highlights from EFF leader Julius Malema’s briefing in which he addressed President Jacob Zuma’s decision to pay money over the Nkandla upgrades as well as the alleged corruption of the Gupta family.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is not prepared to accept President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla settlement proposal unless he agrees to the party’s terms.
“We not going to agree to any settlement until he reaffirms the powers of public protector, and two [reaffirms that] the remedial actions of public protector are binding and three, that President Zuma agrees in the settlement that [by] failing to implement the remedial action he was in breach of the Constitution and his oath of office,” Malema told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday.
“We will not agree that he had all the right to behave in the manner he did. We are not going to be party to any settlement which does not speak to those three points.”
Malema also assured that his party is not “led” by the DA or its leader Mmusi Maimane and that the EFF in fact leads them.
Malema also focused much of his outrage at the Gupta family and their businesses, including TV channel ANN7 and newspaper The New Age.
I am not surprised by Zuma’s offer, says Malema, I said to the country that Zuma will pay, we knew that going to ConCourt that Zuma will have to pay, it looks like Christmas came early. It doesn’t matter if the ConCourt says you must go away, we have a paper that says Zuma will pay, JM claims.
Ultimately, Zuma must be removed from office. He is a miscarriage of justice, Malema says.
And with that, he ends the briefing. In fiery mood as always.
Following the Presidency’s announcement that President Jacob Zuma would indeed pay back the money (or some of) for the upgrades at his Nkandla home, the Economic Freedom Fighters leaders will hold a media briefing to discuss the matter.
The party’s spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said they are also consulting their lawyers regarding the issue, SABC News reported.
The EFF and Democratic Alliance were due to argue in the Constitutional Court next week that Zuma needed to follow the recommendations of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela that he pay back part of the money spent on renovations at his Nkandla compound.
But after Zuma’s revelation, the Constitutional Court gave the parties involved until 16:00 on Friday to reach a settlement.
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