ANCYL set to raise Malema issue
2012-12-19 10:43
Carien du Plessis, City Press
Bloemfontein - The ANC Youth League is on Wednesday expected
to pull the last card to try to convince the ANC to reinstall its former
president, Julius Malema.
League national executive committee member Abner Mosaase
confirmed on Wednesday that the league will raise the issue from the floor
during a plenary session of the ANC’s national conference in Mangaung.
“We haven’t identified anyone to speak yet, but we will
raise it,” he said.
Last hope
The conference is Malema’s last hope for reinstatement, but
after the overwhelming re-election of President Jacob Zuma, Malema’s
arch-enemy, the chances of sympathy from the delegates are slim.
Malema and suspended league spokesperson Floyd Shivambu
wrote a letter to conference this week asking to be reinstated and hinted at
court action if this didn’t happen.
Mosaase said if the league’s appeal to the ANC’s conference
was unsuccessful they would elect new leaders. This would require a special
conference.
A league leader said it was unlikely that the ANC would
disband the league as had been threatened in the past. “We have a good
understanding now,” the leader said.
When Malema was expelled the league said it would defy the
ANC and not appoint an acting president, but a few weeks ago ANCYL deputy
president Ronald Lamola had a public fall-out with Malema.
Lamola has since labelled himself acting league president.
