Greed devouring the ANC - Mantashe
2013-01-09 12:45
Johannesburg - Greed and corruption in the ANC are devouring
the party, according to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
The African National Congress had to ensure it rooted out
greed and corruption so that its members were people of value, Mantashe said in
Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday, according to a report in The Times.
"[Greed] is eating [the ANC] to death," he reportedly
said. "[Some ANC members] have become like mice in a cheese factory."
He said the newly elected ANC national executive committee
would implement the recommendations of an inquiry, set up by the party, into
irregularities in the nomination of councillors before the 2011 local
government elections.
Mantashe said if any ANC members were found to have abused
the nomination process, the party would hand them over to the police.
If the inquiry recommended a re-run of the nomination
process for certain municipalities, the ANC would comply, he said.
- SAPA
