It will not be easy to
get rid of Jacob Zuma; there is too much
at stake. Too many people are tied to the Gupta Empire,
and the loss would be devastating. It is not only the National Executive Committee
(NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) that would lose; there are family members involved.
The NEC elected Zuma as the president of the ANC during 2008
at the controversial Mangaung meeting
well aware of the dishonesty, corruption and fraud charges against him. The
question is how many have benefited from keeping Zuma in power and what would
the loss be if he was no longer the president.
Perhaps the words of Gauta Komane
sums it all up.
The centre
of power has shifted from Luthuli House and Pretoria to the Gupta HQ in Saxonwold. It will not be easy for the NEC to reclaim its
authority and power unless it fires Zuma, who has financial interests in their
business with his wife and children. Moreover, it will
not be easy to discipline Zuma since the entire NEC, elected at Mangaung
on his slate, were aware of his dishonest
side and simply wanted to cash in on it.
Furthermore,
the ruling party is tied to the Guptas through a financial umbilical cord as
Luthuli House depends on donations for the salaries of workers and the
maintenance of the building. Moreover, you
bet, the Indians generally oblige when
the treasurer-general passes the hat around for money.....
No prizes for guessing who bankrolled the faction that won the vote at the
Mangaung conference.... Now, you think the NEC would bite the generous hands that feed them and reclaim its
authority from Saxonwold and restore it back to Pretoria? Perish the thought.
Interesting article to read.
If ANC doesn't fire
Zuma this weekend 'society must stand up and remove him': Lamola
If Zuma goes then the Guptas are bankrupt.
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