Mantashe calls emergency meeting
2012-12-17 11:08
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Bloemfontein - ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe summoned representatives from the North West and Free State into an emergency
meeting on Monday morning, NewsFire has learned.
The party’s national elective conference in Mangaung risks
being deadlocked in a debate over credentials on the provinces’ delegates.
Lawyers representing disgruntled members from both Free
State and North West have also informed the ANC they will apply for an urgent
interdict to halt the conference if members from both provinces continue to
participate.
NewsFire has learnt that North West’s provincial executive
committee was not invited to the meeting, suggesting that Mantashe will meet
with the disgruntled members.
Meanwhile, Sapa reported that the ANC's elective conference got under way on Monday morning with discussions about the credentials of delegates who would nominate the party's top six leaders.
The party's deputy secretary Thandi Modise was first to address party members. The session was closed to the media.
The ANC adjourned the conference around midnight on Sunday because of a dispute over the matter.
- Newsfire and Sapa