Zuma comments promote corruption - IFP
2013-01-15 10:05
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma promotes corruption by
urging businesses to support the ANC for personal gain, the IFP said on Monday.
"It is shameful for the president of South Africa to
make such a statement which amounts [to] encouraging corruption, at a time when
South Africa is plagued by this curse," Inkatha Freedom Party deputy
national spokesperson Joshua Mazibuko said.
"Simply put, the president was telling business people
that the only way in which they could guarantee business opportunities and
prosperity in this country is by joining the ANC."
He said it was clear the African National Congress was no
longer about serving the country.
Instead, all unscrupulous businesspeople whose mission was
solely self-enrichment would now definitely join the party.
"The IFP calls on the business community in this
country not to be party to any programme which promotes corruption. In addition,
we call on the ANC to distance itself from this unfortunate statement or else
admit that they are paying lip service to the fight against corruption, which
threatens to sink our country."
The Sunday Times quoted Zuma as saying that businessmen who
supported the African National Congress would see their fortunes multiply.
"We're not forcing people... you can support and be a
supporter, but if you go beyond that and become a member, [and] if you're a
businessman, your business will multiply," he said at the ANC's 101st
anniversary gala dinner in Durban on Friday night.
- SAPA
