MKMVA wants ‘nothing less than expulsion’ for Hanekom

The Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) has demanded immediate disciplinary action against ANC stalwart Derek Hanekom after reports that he met with the Economic Freedom Fighters to discuss ways to oust then president Jacob Zuma.

“On the basis of Hanekom’s own confession of his treachery and betrayal of the ANC the MKMVA calls for secretary-general Ace Magashule, and the national office bearers of the ANC to immediately suspend Hanekom’s membership of the ANC.

“There is no need to in investigate Hanekom’s conduct any further, he has himself through his own confession confirmed what he had done. Once immediately suspended, MKMVA calls on the ANC NEC again on the basis of Hanekom’s own confession to forthwith process his permanent expulsion from the ANC.

“This should be done during the upcoming full ANC NEC meeting that is due to start on July 26.”

They maintain “this course of action should be the absolute and bare minimum”.

Hanekom has said that he was invited to a discussion by the EFF and there was nothing unusual about parliamentarians talking. He downplayed all the “fuss” about it, saying it had been important to take a stand against Zuma’s leadership at the time.

The MKMVA has demanded that the ANC not tolerate “counter revolutionaries, wedge drivers and traitors in our ranks” and have fully concurred with the ANC’s statement that Hanekom is allegedly an “enemy sleeper” inside the ANC whose singular mission for a long time had been to divide and destroy the party.

(Compiled by Gopolang Moloko)

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