As leadership contestation heats up in the African National Congress, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee says no one can force a candidate on the province
JOHANNESBURG - As leadership contestation heats up in the African National Congress , the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee on Tuesday said that no one could force a candidate on the province.
Its provincial secretary, Bhekinkosi Mtolo, on Tuesday said that while many could stand for leadership positions, not all would find expression in the ANC's branches. This as news emerges that former President Jacob Zuma is backing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's second bid to lead the party. Dlamini-Zuma lost out to current ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa by 179 votes at the ANC's 2017 national conference.Bhekinkosi Mtolo's view on the debate over who should lead the ANC next is clear: “The person is not yet born who can force the PEC. The PEC can make its own decisions.”For some, the return of NDZ 2.
KZN is meeting with several provinces deliberating over issues of policy and leadership. It's yet to pronounce who it wants to back ahead of the crucial ANC national conference.
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