Guard the ANC's morality, Modise urges
2012-12-20 10:11
Johannesburg - North West Premier Thandi Modise, who lost
her post as ANC deputy secretary general at the Mangaung conference, has urged
members to be guardians of the party's morality, Beeld reported on Thursday.
Modise made her comments at the Naval Hill Lodge in
Bloemfontein during an address to 1 000 dissatisfied supporters of deputy
president Kgalema Motlanthe, who had been a candidate for the party's
presidency, but who lost to President Jacob Zuma.
She said that although people should respect the newly
elected leaders, they should not follow them like sheep.
"We have to be the guardians of the ANC's
morality," Modise said.
Responsible leader
Modise wanted to know how a leader could use government
money to further his personal interests, while the rest of the country was bent
double under the burden of poverty.
"You cannot fail to serve the poor with state money and
still call yourself a leader.
"To have ticks on your control list and be voted in
overnight does not make you a responsible leader," she said.
According to the report, the hall was packed, and dissatisfied
supporters nodded their heads in agreement.
Modise has meanwhile turned down a nomination to become a
member of the national executive committee.
- SAPA
